Term Name: monooxygenase activity
Synonyms: hydroxylase activity, mixed-function oxidase
Definition: Catalysis of the incorporation of one atom of molecular oxygen (O2) into the substrate and the reduction of the other atom of O2 to water.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004497]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: oxidoreductase activity
has subtype: 2-hydroxypyridine 5-monooxygenase activity 3-demethoxyubiquinol 3-hydroxylase activity 3-hydroxybenzoate 2-monooxygenase activity 4-methoxybenzoate monooxygenase (O-demethylating) activity 20-aldehyde-leukotriene B4 20-monooxygenase activity 20-hydroxy-leukotriene B4 omega oxidase activity acyl-lipid omega-(9-4) desaturase activity all-trans retinoic acid 18-hydroxylase activity ammonia monooxygenase activity arachidonate monooxygenase activity beta-carotene 3-hydroxylase activity catechol oxidase activity coumarin 7-hydroxylase activity deoxyhypusine monooxygenase activity eupatolide synthase activity fatty acid in-chain hydroxylase activity ferulate 5-hydroxylase activity gamma-glutamyl hercynylcysteine sulfoxide synthase activity inositol oxygenase activity jasmonoyl-isoleucine-12-hydroxylase activity kynurenine 7,8-hydroxylase activity limonene monooxygenase activity linoleic acid epoxygenase activity luciferin monooxygenase activity ornithine N5-monooxygenase activity oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, another compound as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, NAD(P)H as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced ascorbate as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced flavin or flavoprotein as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced iron-sulfur protein as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced pteridine as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of one atom of oxygen (internal monooxygenases or internal mixed function oxidases) p-coumarate 3-hydroxylase activity phylloquinone monooxygenase (2,3-epoxidizing) activity retinoic acid 4-hydroxylase activity secalciferol 1-monooxygenase activity steroid hydroxylase activity taxadiene 5-alpha-hydroxylase activity thiophene-2-carbonyl-CoA monooxygenase activity tryptamine 4-monooxygenase activity typhasterol C-23 hydroxylase activity
inverse has_part: gliotoxin biosynthetic process