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Orcinol 2-monooxygenase

Orcinol 2-monooxygenase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The four substrates of this enzyme are orcinol, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), oxygen, and a proton. Its products are 2,3,5-trihydroxytoluene, oxidised NAD<sup>+</sup>, and water.

The 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 orcinol,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (2-hydroxylating). It is also called orcinol hydroxylase. It uses flavin adenine dinucleotide as a cofactor.

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