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EC 1.14.14.158 Details
EC number
1.14.14.158
Accepted name
carotenoid ε hydroxylase
Reaction
(1) α-carotene + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = α-cryptoxanthin + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + H2O;; (2) zeinoxanthin + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = lutein + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + H2O
Other name(s)
CYP97C1,
LUT1,
CYP97C,
carotene ε-monooxygenase
Systematic name
α-carotene,[reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating)
Comment
A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein.
History
created 2011 as EC 1.14.99.45, transferred 2018 to EC 1.14.14.158
EC Tree
1.14.14.2 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.14.4 created 2000, deleted 2002