Mechanism of EC 1.14.16.1
phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase

The mechanism below rationalizes the reaction mechanism, see Carr, R.T., Balasubramanian, S., Hawkins, P.C. and Benkovic, S.J. Mechanism of metal-independent hydroxylation by Chromobacterium violaceum phenylalanine hydroxylase. Biochemistry 34 (1995) 7525-7532. [PMID: 7779797]

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EC 1.14.16.1 phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase