Salicylate Hydroxylase
In enzymology, a salicylate 1-monooxygenase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction :salicylate + NADH + 2 H+ + O2 \rightleftharpoons catechol + NAD+ + H2O + CO2 The 4 substrates of this enzyme are salicylate, NADH, H+, and O2, whereas its 4 products are catechol, NAD+, H2O, and CO2. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on paired donors, with O2 as oxidant and incorporation or reduction of oxygen. The oxygen incorporated need not be derived from O2 with NADH or NADPH as one donor, and incorporation of one atom o oxygen into the other donor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is salicylate,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1-hydroxylating, decarboxylating). Other names in common use include salicylate hydroxylase, salicylate 1-hydroxylase, salicylate monooxygenase, and salicylate hydroxylase (decarboxylating). This enzyme participates in 3 metabolic pathways In biochemistry, a metabolic pathway is a linked series o ...
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Enzymology
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. Almost all metabolic processes in the cell need enzyme catalysis in order to occur at rates fast enough to sustain life. Metabolic pathways depend upon enzymes to catalyze individual steps. The study of enzymes is called ''enzymology'' and the field of pseudoenzyme analysis recognizes that during evolution, some enzymes have lost the ability to carry out biological catalysis, which is often reflected in their amino acid sequences and unusual 'pseudocatalytic' properties. Enzymes are known to catalyze more than 5,000 biochemical reaction types. Other biocatalysts are catalytic RNA molecules, called ribozymes. Enzymes' specificity comes from their unique three-dimensional structures. Like all catalysts, enzymes increase the reaction ...
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