Reaction: 2-chlorobenzoate + NADH + H+ + O2 = catechol + chloride + NAD+ + CO2
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Other name(s): 2-halobenzoate 1,2-dioxygenase
Systematic name: 2-chlorobenzoate,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1,2-hydroxylating, dechlorinating, decarboxylating)
Comments: Requires Fe2+.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, UM-BBD, CAS registry number: 125268-83-9
References:
1. Fetzner, S., Mueller, R. and Lingens, F. Degradation of 2-chlorobenzoate by Pseudomonas cepacia 2CBS. Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 370 (1989) 1173-1182. [PMID: 2610934]