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{{Infobox enzyme
| Name = Pseudooxynicotine oxidase
| EC_number = 1.4.3.24
| CAS_number = 
| IUBMB_EC_number = 1/4/3/24
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'''Pseudooxynicotine oxidase''' ({{EC number|1.4.3.24}}) is an [[enzyme]] with system name ''4-(methylamino)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)butan-1-one:oxygen oxidoreductase (methylamine releasing)''.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Functional identification of two novel genes from <em>Pseudomonas</em> sp. strain HZN6 involved in the catabolism of nicotine |author = Qiu, J., Ma, Y., Wen, Y., Chen, L., Wu, L. and Liu, W. |journal = Appl. Environ. Microbiol. |year = 2012 |volume = 78 |pages = 2154–2160 |pmid = 22267672 |doi=10.1128/AEM.07025-11 |pmc=3302611}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

: 4-(methylamino)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)butan-1-one + H<sub>2</sub>O + O<sub>2</sub> <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> 4-oxo-4-(pyridin-3-yl)butanal + methylamine + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>

This enzime contains one non-covalently bound FAD.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|Pseudooxynicotine+oxidase}}

[[Category:EC 1.4.3]]