Limonene_1,2-monooxygenase

Limonene 1,2-monooxygenase

Limonene 1,2-monooxygenase

Class of enzymes

Limonene 1,2-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.13.107) is an enzyme with systematic name limonene,NAD(P)H:oxygen oxidoreductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(1) (S)-limonene + NAD(P)H + H+ + O2 1,2-epoxymenth-8-ene + NAD(P)+ + H2O
(2) (R)-limonene + NAD(P)H + H+ + O2 1,2-epoxymenth-8-ene + NAD(P)+ + H2O
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Limonene 1,2-monooxygenase flavoprotein (FAD).

References

  1. [1]
    van der Werf MJ, Swarts HJ, de Bont JA (May 1999). "Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14 contains a novel degradation pathway for limonene". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65 (5): 2092–102. PMC 91303. PMID 10224006.
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