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EC 1.5.1.31 Details
EC number
1.5.1.31
Accepted name
berberine reductase
Reaction
(R)-canadine + 2 NADP+ = berberine + 2 NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
(R)-canadine synthase
Systematic name
(R)-tetrahydroberberine:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comment
Involved in alkaloid biosynthesis in Corydalis cava to give (R)-canadine with the opposite configuration to the precursor of berberine (see EC 1.3.3.8 tetrahydroberberine oxidase). Also acts on 7,8-dihydroberberine.
History
created 2002
EC Tree
1.5.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1976
1.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 2004
1.5.1.14 created 1976, deleted 1989
1.5.3.3 created 1961, deleted 1972
1.5.3.8 created 1989, deleted 1992
1.5.3.9 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2002