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7 Methylxanthine demethylase

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EC number
  
1.14.13.128

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

7-Methylxanthine demethylase (EC 1.14.13.128) is an enzyme with systematic name 7-methylxanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

7-methylxanthine + O2 + NAD(P)H + H+ ⇌ xanthine + NAD(P)+ + H2O + formaldehyde

7-Methylxanthine demethylase is a non-heme iron oxygenase.

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7-Methylxanthine demethylase Wikipedia
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