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EC 1.3.7.4 Details
EC number
1.3.7.4
Accepted name
phytochromobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
Reaction
(3Z)-phytochromobilin + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = biliverdin IXα + 2 reduced ferredoxin
Other name(s)
HY2, PPhi B synthase, phytochromobilin synthase
Systematic name
(3Z)-phytochromobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
138263-99-7
Comment
Catalyses the two-electron reduction of biliverdin IXα. Can use [2Fe-2S] ferredoxins from a number of sources as acceptor but not the [4Fe-4S] ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum. The isomerization of (3Z)-phytochromobilin to (3E)-phytochromobilin is thought to occur prior to covalent attachment to apophytochrome in the plant cell cytoplasm. Flavodoxins can be used instead of ferredoxin.
History
created 2002
EC Tree
1.3.99.9 created 1976, deleted 2002