ENZYME

A new class EC 7, Translocases, has been added to the EC list. It will be part of ENZYME from release 2018_10. Read more about EC 7 here.

ENZYME entry: EC 1.14.13.43

Accepted Name
Questin monooxygenase.
Alternative Name(s)
Questin oxygenase.
Reaction catalysed
Questin + NADPH + O(2) <=> demethylsulochrin + NADP(+)
Comment(s)
The enzyme cleaves the anthraquinone ring of questin to form a benzophenone. Involved in the biosynthesis of the seco-anthraquinone (+)-geodin.
Cross-references
BRENDA	1.14.13.43
EC2PDB	1.14.13.43
ExplorEnz	1.14.13.43
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles	1.14.13.43
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature	1.14.13.43
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature	1.14.13.43
IntEnz	1.14.13.43
MEDLINE	Find literature relating to 1.14.13.43
MetaCyc	1.14.13.43

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