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4-hydroxybenzoate 1-hydroxylase

4-hydroxybenzoate 1-hydroxylase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The four substrates of this enzyme are 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), oxygen, and a proton. Its products are hydroquinone, oxidised NAD<sup>+</sup>, water, and carbon dioxide. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate can be used as an alternative cofactor.

This enzyme is a flavin-containing monooxygenase that uses molecular oxygen as oxidant and incorporates one of its atoms into the starting material. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-hydroxybenzoate,NAD(P)H:oxygen oxidoreductase (1-hydroxylating, decarboxylating). This enzyme is also called 4-hydroxybenzoate 1-monooxygenase. This enzyme participates in benzoic acid degradation.

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