Carotene epsilon monooxygenase

Updated on Nov 15, 2023

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EC number 1.14.99.45 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Carotene epsilon-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.99.45, CYP97C1, LUT1) is an enzyme with systematic name alpha-carotene:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

alpha-carotene + O₂ + AH₂ ⇌ alpha-cryptoxanthin + A + H₂O

Carotene epsilon-monooxygenase is a heme-thiolate protein (P450).

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Carotene epsilon-monooxygenase Wikipedia

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