The enigmatic reaction of flavins with oxygen

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 373-380

  Chaiyen, Pimchai ^a   Fraaije, Marco W ^b   Mattevi, Andrea ^c  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Flavin; Mechanism; Monooxygenase; Oxidase; Oxidative damage; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOATE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; ALANINE; DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; FLAVOPROTEIN; GLYCINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN; PHENYLALANINE; PYRANOSE 2 OXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SARCOSINE OXIDASE; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FLAVINS; HUMANS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84865435786     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2012.06.005     Document Type: Review

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