Nicotine dehydrogenase


In enzymology, a nicotine dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
The 3 substrates of this enzyme are (S)-nicotine, acceptor, and H2O, whereas its two products are (S)-6-hydroxynicotine and reduced acceptor.
This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH group of donors with other acceptors. The systematic name of this enzyme class is nicotine:acceptor 6-oxidoreductase . Other names in common use include nicotine oxidase, D-nicotine oxidase, nicotine: 6-oxidoreductase , and L-nicotine oxidase. It has 2 cofactors: metal, and FMN.