Methylphenyltetrahydropyridine N-monooxygenase () is an
enzyme
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. A ...
with
systematic name ''1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine:oxygen N-oxidoreductase''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the IUPAC nomenclature for organic transformations, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the pos ...
: 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine + O
2 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine N-oxide +
methanol
Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula C H3 O H (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a ...
Methylphenyltetrahydropyridine N-monooxygenase is a flavoprotein.
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