Reaction: 3-sulfanylpropanoate + O2 = 3-sulfinopropanoate
Other name(s): mdo (gene name); 3-mercaptopropionic acid dioxygenase; 3-sulfanylpropanoate dioxygenase
Systematic name: 3-sulfanylpropanoate:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comments: This bacterial enzyme contains an iron(2+) atom coordinated by three protein-derived histidines and a Ser-His-Tyr motif. It is similar to EC 1.13.11.20, cysteine dioxygenase, and can act on L-cysteine, but has a much higher activity with its native substrate, 3-sulfanylpropanoate.
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References:
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