15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin_oxidoreductase

15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase

15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase

InterPro Family

15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (EC 1.3.7.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the following chemical reaction

15,16-dihydrobiliverdin + oxidized ferredoxin biliverdin IXalpha + reduced ferredoxin
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The two substrates of this enzyme are 15,16-dihydrobiliverdin and oxidized ferredoxin, whereas its two products are biliverdin IXalpha and reduced ferredoxin.

Classification

15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-CH group of donor with an iron-sulfur protein as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called PebA. This enzyme participates in porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism.

References

    • Frankenberg N, Mukougawa K, Kohchi T, Lagarias JC (2001). "Functional genomic analysis of the HY2 family of ferredoxin-dependent bilin reductases from oxygenic photosynthetic organisms". Plant Cell. 13 (4): 965–78. doi:10.1105/tpc.13.4.965. PMC 135530. PMID 11283349.


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