P-benzoquinone reductase (NADPH)

p-benzoquinone reductase (NADPH)
Identifiers
EC no.1.6.5.6
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p-benzoquinone reductase (NADPH) (EC 1.6.5.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

 
 
H+
 
H+
 
 
 

The three substrates of this enzyme are p-benzoquinone. reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), and a proton. Its products are hydroquinone and NADP+.[1][2]

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on NADH or NADPH with a quinone or similar compound as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is NADPH:p-benzoquinone oxidoreductase. This enzyme participates in the metabolism of 4-nitrophenol in a Moraxella species of bacteria.[2]

References

  1. ^ Enzyme 1.6.5.6 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ^ a b Spain JC, Gibson DT (1991). "Pathway for Biodegradation of p-Nitrophenol in a Moraxella sp". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57 (3): 812–819. Bibcode:1991ApEnM..57..812S. doi:10.1128/aem.57.3.812-819.1991. PMC 182799. PMID 16348446.