1.14.14.20 2,4-dichlorophenol + FADH2 + O2 - 1.14.14.20 2-chlorophenol + FADH2 + O2 poor substrate for isozyme PheA1(1) 1.14.14.20 4-chlorophenol + FADH2 + O2 - 1.14.14.20 4-methylphenol + FADH2 + O2 - 1.14.14.20 additional information enzyme components PheA2 and PheA1 show no protein-protein interaction 1.14.14.20 additional information substrate speccificities of the three isozymes, overview 1.14.14.20 phenol + FADH2 + O2 - 1.14.14.20 phenol + FADH2 + O2 a two-component enzyme system: the smaller flavin reductase PheA2 component catalyzes the NADH-dependent reduction of free FAD according to a ping pong bisubstrate-biproduct mechanism. The reduced FAD is then used by the larger oxygenase component PheA1 to hydroxylate phenols to the corresponding catechols 1.14.14.20 phenol + NADPH + O2 first step of phenol degradation