ID   1.14.15.25
DE   p-cymene methyl-monooxygenase.
AN   p-cymene methyl hydroxylase.
CA   2 H(+) + O2 + p-cymene + 2 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] =
CA   4-isopropylbenzyl alcohol + H2O + 2 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin].
CC   -!- The enzyme, characterized from several Pseudomonas strains, initiates
CC       p-cymene catabolism through hydroxylation of the methyl group.
CC   -!- The enzyme has a distinct preference for substrates containing at
CC       least an alkyl or heteroatom substituent at the para-position of
CC       toluene.
CC   -!- The electrons are provided by a reductase (EC 1.18.1.3) that
CC       transfers electrons from NADH via FAD and an [2Fe-2S] cluster.
CC   -!- In Pseudomonas chlororaphis the presence of a third component of
CC       unknown function greatly increases the activity. cf. EC 1.14.15.26.
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