Table 1.
Classification of flavo‐monooxygenases according to their electron donors and prosthetic groups.
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| Group | Prosthetic group | Electron donor | Typical reaction |
| A | FAD | NAD(P)H | hydroxylation/sufoxidation |
| B | FAD | NAD(P)H | Baeyer–Villiger oxidation/heteroatom oxyfunctionalisation |
| C | FMN | FMNH2 | light emission and various oxyfunctionalisations |
| D | FAD/FMN | FADH2/FMNH2 | hydroxylation |
| E | FAD | FADH2 | epoxidation |
| F | FAD | FADH2 | halogenation |
| G | FAD | substrate | oxidative decarboxylation |
| H | FMN | substrate | oxidative decarboxylation |