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EC 1.13.12.14 Details
EC number
1.13.12.14
Accepted name
chlorophyllide-a oxygenase
Reaction
(1) chlorophyllide a + O2 + NADPH + H+ = 7-hydroxychlorophyllide a + H2O + NADP+;;(2) 7-hydroxychlorophyllide a + O2 + NADPH + H+ = chlorophyllide b + 2 H2O + NADP+
Other name(s)
chlorophyllide a oxygenase, cholorophyll-b synthase, CAO
Systematic name
chlorophyllide-a:oxygen 7-oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
216503-73-0
Comment
Chlorophyll b is required for the assembly of stable light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) in the chloroplast of green algae, cyanobacteria and plants [2,3]. Contains a mononuclear iron centre [3]. The enzyme catalyses two successive hydroxylations at the 7-methyl group of chlorophyllide a. The second step yields the aldehyde hydrate, which loses H2O spontaneously to form chlorophyllide b [2]. Chlorophyll a and protochlorophyllide a are not substrates [2].
History
created 2006, deleted 2011
EC Tree
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001
1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001