Rieske non-heme iron oxygenase (RO) family, N-terminal Rieske domain of the oxygenase alpha subunit; The RO family comprise a large class of aromatic ring-hydroxylating dioxygenases found predominantly in microorganisms. These enzymes enable microorganisms to tolerate and even exclusively utilize aromatic compounds for growth. ROs consist of two or three components: reductase, oxygenase, and ferredoxin (in some cases) components. The oxygenase component may contain alpha and beta subunits, with the beta subunit having a purely structural function. Some oxygenase components contain only an alpha subunit. The oxygenase alpha subunit has two domains, an N-terminal Rieske domain with an [2Fe-2S] cluster and a C-terminal catalytic domain with a mononuclear Fe(II) binding site. The Rieske [2Fe-2S] cluster accepts electrons from the reductase or ferredoxin component and transfers them to the mononuclear iron for catalysis. Reduced pyridine nucleotide is used as the initial source of two electrons for dioxygen activation.
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