1.14.14.53: (R)-limonene 6-monooxygenase
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Reaction
Synonyms
(+)-limonene 6-monooxygenase, (+)-limonene,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (6-hydroxylating), (+)-limonene-6-hydroxylase, (R)-limonene,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (6-hydroxylating), EC 1.14.13.80
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Systematic Name
Systematic Name on EC 1.14.14.53 - (R)-limonene 6-monooxygenase
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(R)-limonene,[reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (6-hydroxylating)
The reaction is stereospecific with over 95% yield of (+)-trans-carveol from (R)-limonene. (S)-Limonene, the substrate for EC 1.14.14.51, (S)-limonene 6-monooxygenase, is not a substrate. Forms part of the carvone biosynthesis pathway in Carum carvi (caraway) seeds.