ID   1.14.13.211
DE   Rifampicin monooxygenase.
AN   RIF-O.
CA   Rifampicin + NAD(P)H + O(2) = 2'-N-hydroxyrifampicin + NAD(P)(+) + H(2)O.
CC   -!- The enzyme has been found in the Corynebacteria Rhodococcus equi and
CC       Nocardia farcinica.
CC   -!- It confers increased resistance to the antibiotic rifampicin by
CC       initiating its degradation.
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