Reaction: 2,4'-dihydroxyacetophenone + O2 = 4-hydroxybenzoate + formate
Other name(s): (4-hydroxybenzoyl)methanol oxygenase
Systematic name: 2,4'-dihydroxyacetophenone oxidoreductase (C-C-bond-cleaving)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 257617-97-3
References:
1. Hopper, D.J. Oxygenase properties of the (4-hydroxybenzoyl)methanol-cleavage enzyme from an Alcaligenes sp. Biochem. J. 239 (1986) 469-472. [PMID: 3814084]