Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 4 -- Lyases → 4.1 -- Carbon-carbon lyases → 4.1.2 -- Aldehyde-lyases

Synonyms: microsomal oxidase II, microsomal N-oxide dealkylase, N,N-dimethylaniline-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase

Systematic Name: N,N-dimethylaniline-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase (N-methylaniline-forming)

Unification Links: BRENDA:4.1.2.24, ENZYME:4.1.2.24, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:4.1.2.24

Reaction:
N,N-dimethylaniline-N-oxide = formaldehyde + N-methylaniline

Summary:
Acts on various N,N-dialkylarylamides.

Citations: [Machinist66]

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References

Machinist66: Machinist JM, Orme-Johnson WH, Ziegler DM (1966). "Microsomal oxidases. II. Properties of a pork liver microsomal N-oxide dealkylase." Biochemistry 5(9);2939-43. PMID: 5961882

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