| Enzyme name | 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase |
| Description | Involved in the naphthalene catabolic pathway. Catalyzes the meta-cleavage of 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene (1,2-DHN) to yield 2-hydroxychromene-2-carboxylic acid |
| Synonyms |
nahC putative aldolase 1,2-DHN dioxygenase 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene oxygenase naphthalene-1,2-diol:oxygen oxidoreductase |
| Degradation pathway |
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) biodegradation |
| Reaction catalyzed by enzyme |
Naphthalene-1,2-diol + O(2) <=> 2-hydroxy-2H-chromene-2-carboxylate |
| Enzyme class | Oxidoreductases |
| BRENDA | EC 1.13.11.56 |
| KEGG Orthology ID | K14583 |
| expasy | EC 1.13.11.56 |
| Enzyme Database | EC 1.13.11.56 |
| Organism |
Pseudomonas fluorescens strain LP6a |
| Status |
Unreviewed |
| Encoding gene | nahC |
| Gene cluster | nahABCDEFGHIJKLMNO |
| subnit |
N/A |
| Protein Name |
1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase |
| GenBank ID |
AY125981.1 |
| Protein ID |
AAM94039.1 |
| UniProtKB ID |
Q8KP16 |
| Author | Foght and Westlake. 1996 |
| Title | Transposon and spontaneous deletion mutants of plasmid-borne genes encoding polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens |
| PMID | 8987893.0 |
| Pubmed Link | Link |
| Research Link | Link |
| Author | Gennaro et al., 2010 |
| Title | Identification and characterization of genes involved in naphthalene degradation in Rhodococcus opacus R7 |
| PMID | 20195856.0 |
| Pubmed Link | Link |
| Research Link | Link |
| Author | Patel and Barnsley. 1980 |
| Title | Naphthalene metabolism by pseudomonads: purification and properties of 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene oxygenase |
| PMID | 7204331.0 |
| Pubmed Link | Link |
| Research Link | Link |