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Biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase

Biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The four substrates of this enzyme are biphenyl, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), oxygen, and a proton. Its products are (1S,2R)-3-phenylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol and oxidised NAD<sup>+</sup>.

This enzyme is an oxidoreductase that uses molecular oxygen as oxidant and incorporates both its atoms into the starting material. The systematic name of this enzyme class is biphenyl,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (2,3-hydroxylating). It is also called biphenyl dioxygenase. It is a Rieske protein containing an iron–sulfur cluster and participates in biphenyl degradation.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes and .

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