2-oxoglutarate oxygenase/decarboxylase (ethylene-forming) activity
Catalysis of the reaction: 2-oxoglutarate(2-) + O2 + 2 H+ = ethene + 3 carbon dioxide + H2O.
GO:0016703
oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of one atom of oxygen (internal monooxygenases or internal mixed function oxidases)
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