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Baeyer–Villiger monooxygenases (BVMOs) form a distinct class of flavoproteins that catalyze the insertion of an oxygen atom in a C–C bond using dioxygen and NAD(P)H.
Ar-BVMO is a recently discovered Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase from the genome of Acinetobacter radioresistens Experiments performed by Site-directed mutagenesis decipher the role of the active site arginine-292.
Replacement of arginine 292 in Ar-BVMO by glycine or alanine resulted in greatly reduced when by glycin and no Baeyer-Villiger activity when replaced by alanin,
The active site Arginine 292 is required for its Baeyer-Villiger activity but not for heteroatom oxidation.
A single mutation converts Ar-BVMO to a unique S- or N-monooxygenase, a useful biocatalyst for the production of oxidized metabolites of human drug metabolizing enzymes.
