1.17.5.2: caffeine dehydrogenase
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Reaction
Synonyms
caffeine dehydrogenase, Cdh, cdhABC
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Substrates Products on EC 1.17.5.2 - caffeine dehydrogenase
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REACTION DIAGRAM
caffeine + ubiquinone-0
trimethyl uric acid + ubiquinol-0
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preferred electron acceptor
the oxygen atom in trimethyl uric acid is derived exclusively from water
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theobromine + ubiquinone-0
? + ubiquinol-0
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46% of the activity with caffeine
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theophylline + ubiquinone-0
? + ubiquinol-0
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0.6% of the activity with caffeine
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additional information
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enzyme is specific for caffeine and theobromine. No activity with xanthine, 3-methylxanthine, 7-methylxanthine, trimethyl uric acid, and 3,7-dimethyl uric acid
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