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Albendazole monooxygenase

Albendazole monooxygenase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The four substrates of this enzyme are albendazole, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), oxygen and a proton. Its products are ricobendazole (albendazole S-oxide), oxidised NADP<sup>+</sup>, and water.

This enzyme is coded by the gene for CYP3A4 and 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 albendazole,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (sulfoxide-forming). Other names in common use include albendazole oxidase, and albendazole sulfoxidase. It employs one cofactor, flavin adenine dinucleotide.

See also

A similar oxidation is carried out by , albendazole monooxygenase (sulfoxide-forming)

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