Reaction: pyrrole-2-carboxylate + NADH + H+ + O2 = 5-hydroxypyrrole-2-carboxylate + NAD+ + H2O
Other name(s): pyrrole-2-carboxylate oxygenase
Systematic name: pyrrole-2-carboxylate,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (5-hydroxylating)
Comments: A flavoprotein (FAD). The enzyme initiates the degradation of pyrrole-2-carboxylate.
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References:
1. Hormann, K. and Andreesen, J.R. Purification and characterization of a pyrrole-2-carboxylate oxygenase from Arthrobacter strain Py1. Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 375 (1994) 211-218. [PMID: 8011178]
2. Becker, D., Schrader, T. and Andreesen, J.R. Two-component flavin-dependent pyrrole-2-carboxylate monooxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. Eur. J. Biochem. 249 (1997) 739-747. [PMID: 9395321]