EC number 1.14.15.17 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry | IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc | |
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+ + O2Pheophorbide A oxygenase participates in chlorophyll degradation.
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