Pheophorbide a oxygenase

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

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EC number 1.14.15.17 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Pheophorbide A oxygenase (EC 1.14.15.17, pheide a monooxygenase, pheide a oxygenase, PAO) is an enzyme with systematic name pheophorbide-a,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (biladiene-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Pheophorbide A + NADPH + H⁺ + O₂ ⇌ red chlorophyll catabolite + NADP⁺

Pheophorbide A oxygenase participates in chlorophyll degradation.

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