Reaction: 2-nitroimidazole + H2O = imidazol-2-one + nitrite
Other name(s): NnhA; 2NI nitrohydrolase; 2NI denitrase
Systematic name: 2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase
Comments: The enzyme catalyses the initial step in the biodegradation of 2-nitroimidazole by the soil bacterium Mycobacterium sp. JS330
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References:
1. Qu, Y. and Spain, J.C. Catabolic pathway for 2-nitroimidazole involves a novel nitrohydrolase that also confers drug resistance. Environ Microbiol 13 (2011) 1010-1017. [PMID: 21244596]