(+)-camphor_6-exo-hydroxylase

(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase

(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase

Class of enzymes


(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.161, (+)-camphor 6-hydroxylase) is an enzyme with systematic name (+)-camphor,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (6-exo-hydroxylating).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(+)-camphor + NADPH + H+ + O2 (+)-6-exo-hydroxycamphor + NADP+ + H2O

(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase is a cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase isolated from Salvia officinalis.


References

  1. Funk C, Koepp AE, Croteau R (April 1992). "Catabolism of camphor in tissue cultures and leaf disks of common sage (Salvia officinalis)". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 294 (1): 306–13. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(92)90173-t. PMID 1550356.

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