Reaction: rifamycin B + O2 = rifamycin O + H2O2
Other name(s): rifamycin B oxidase
Systematic name: rifamycin-B:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comments: Acts also on benzene-1,4-diol and, more slowly, on some other p-quinols. Not identical with EC 1.10.3.1 (catechol oxidase), EC 1.10.3.2 (laccase), EC 1.10.3.4 (o-aminophenol oxidase) or EC 1.10.3.5 (3-hydroxyanthranilate oxidase).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 84932-52-5
References:
1. Han, M.H., Seong, B.-L., Son, H.-J. and Mheen, T.-I. Rifamycin B oxidase from Monocillium spp., a new type of diphenol oxidase. FEBS Lett. 151 (1983) 36-40. [PMID: 6825839]