Reaction: 2-hydroxybiphenyl + NADH + H+ + O2 = 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl + NAD+ + H2O
Systematic name: 2-hydroxybiphenyl,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating)
Comments: Also converts 2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyl into 2,2',3-trihydroxy-biphenyl.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 118251-39-1
References:
1. Kohler, H.-P.E., Kohler-Staub, D. and Focht, D.D. Degradation of 2-hydroxybiphenyl and 2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyl by Pseudomonas sp. strain HBP1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 54 (1988) 2683-2688. [PMID: 3214154]