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EC 1.21.3.1 Details
EC number
1.21.3.1
Accepted name
isopenicillin-N synthase
Reaction
N-[(5S)-5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl]-L-cysteinyl-D-valine + O2 = isopenicillin N + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
isopenicillin N synthetase
Systematic name
N-[(5S)-5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl]-L-cysteinyl-D-valine:oxygen oxidoreductase (cyclizing)
CAS registry number
78642-31-6
Comment
Forms part of the penicillin biosynthesis pathway (for pathway, click here).
History
created 2002
EC Tree
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003