L-ornithine N(5)-monooxygenase

UniProtKB accession:  Q51548

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UniProtKB description:  Catalyzes the conversion of L-ornithine to N(5)-hydroxyornithine, the first step in the biosynthesis of all hydroxamate-containing siderophores, such as pyoverdin. Pyoverdin is a hydroxamate siderophore composed of a 6,7-dihydroxyquinoline-containing fluorescent chromophore joined to the N-terminus of a partly cyclic octapeptide (D-Ser-L-Arg-D-Ser-L-N(5)-OH-Orn-L-Lys-L-N(5)-OH-Orn-L-Thr-L-Thr in strain PAO1). Specific for NADPH, which plays a role in stabilization of the C4a-hydroperoxyflavin intermediate.