Dienlactone hydrolase; part of the Fusarium detoxification of benzoxazolinone cluster 1 (FDB1) involved in the degradation of benzoxazolinones produced by the host plant (PubMed:19302487, PubMed:26808652). Maize, wheat, and rye produce the 2 benzoxazinone phytoanticipins 2,4-dihy-droxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA) and 2,4-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIBOA) that, due to their inherent instability once released, spontaneously degrade to the more stable corresponding benzoxazolinones, 6-methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone (MBOA) and 2-benzoxazolinone (BOA), respectively (PubMed:11876429). The first step in the detoxification of benzoxazolinones involves the hydrolysis of the cyclic ester bond of benzoxazolinones by the FDB1 cluster gamma-lactamase MBL1 to aminophenols (PubMed:26808652, PubMed:12788712). MBL1 is able to convert BOA into 2-aminophenol (2-AP), as well as MBOA into 5-methoxy-2-aminophenol (2-AMP) (PubMed:26808652, PubMed:12788712). The FDB2 cluster N-malonyltransferase FDB2/NAT1 then metabolizes aminophenols via N-malonylation to non-toxic malonamic acids (PubMed:19302487, PubMed:12788712). FDB2/NAT1 converts 2-AP into N-(2-hydroxyphenyl) malonamic acid (HPMA) and 2-AMP into N-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) malonamic acid (HMPMA) (PubMed:19302487, PubMed:12788712). The duplicated dienlactone hydrolases DLH1 and DLH2 may provide redundant function for hydrolyzing the lactone moiety in the BOA molecule (Probable). The roles of the amidases and other enzymes encoded by the 2 FDB clusters have not been identified so far (Probable). Xenobiotic degradation. Expression is induced in response to 2-benzoxasolinone (BOA) exposure. Retains 2-benzoxazolinone (BOA)-tolerance and metabolic degradation capability (PubMed:26808652). Does not affect the virulence against maize seedlings (PubMed:26808652). Fusarium verticillioides possesses 2 unlinked loci, FDB1 and FDB2, necessary for detoxification of antimicrobial compounds produced by maize, including 2-benzoxazolinone (BOA) (Probable). The FDB2 cluster arose as a duplication of the FDB1 cluster with rearrangement and expansion by incorporating additional genes (Probable). Belongs to the dienelactone hydrolase family.