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Methylecgonone reductase

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EC number
  
1.1.1.334

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Methylecgonone reductase (EC 1.1.1.334, MecgoR (gene name)) is an enzyme with systematic name ecgonine methyl ester:NADP+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

ecgonine methyl ester + NADP+ ecgonone methyl ester + NADPH + H+

The enzyme from the plant Erythroxylum coca participates in the biosynthesis of cocaine.

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Methylecgonone reductase Wikipedia