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Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase

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EC number
  
1.5.3.12

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IntEnz view

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CAS number
  
114051-83-1

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BRENDA entry

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KEGG entry

Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase (DHBP oxidase) is an enzyme. In the IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature, Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase is EC 1.5.3.12. Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase/EC 1.5.3.12 produces oxidized forms of benzophenanthridine alkaloids:

  • In Sanguinaria Canadensis EC 1.5.3.12 produces sanguinarine from dihydrosanguinarine, and chelirubine from dihydrochelirubine.
  • In California poppy, EC 1.5.3.12 produces macarpine from dihydromacarpine.

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