2 oxoglutarate dioxygenase (ethylene forming)

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EC number 1.13.12.19 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase (ethylene-forming) (EC 1.13.12.19, ethylene-forming enzyme, EFE) is an enzyme with systematic name 2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (decarboxylating, ethylene-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2-oxoglutarate + O₂ ⇌ ethylene + 3 CO₂ + H₂O

2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase produces ethylene in bacteria of the Pseudomonas syringae group.

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