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EC 1.14.14.117 Details
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1.14.14.117
Accepted name
aflatoxin B synthase
Reaction
(1) 8-O-methylsterigmatocystin + 2 [reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + 2 O2 = aflatoxin B1 + 2 [oxidized NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + H2O + methanol + CO2;;(2) 8-O-methyldihydrosterigmatocystin + 2 [reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + 2 O2 = aflatoxin B2 + 2 [oxidized NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + H2O + methanol + CO2
Other name(s)
ordA (gene name)
Systematic name
8-O-methylsterigmatocystin,[reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (aflatoxin-B-forming)
Comment
A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein. Isolated from the mold Aspergillus parasiticus.
History
created 2013 as EC 1.14.13.175, transferred 2018 to EC 1.14.14.117
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1 Oxidoreductases
1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
1.6.5.1 created 1961, deleted 1965 1.14.14.2 created 1972, deleted 1976 1.14.14.4 created 2000, deleted 2002
