Indole-2-monooxygenase

Indole-2-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.13.137, BX2 (gene), CYP71C4 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name indole,NAD(P)H:oxygen oxidoreductase (2-hydroxylating).^[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

indole + NAD(P)H + H⁺ + O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ indolin-2-one + NAD(P)+ + H₂O

Indole-2-monooxygenase
Identifiers
EC no.	1.14.13.137
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Indole-2-monooxygenase is involved in the biosynthesis of protective and allelopathic benzoxazinoids in some plants.