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EC 1.3.1.15 Details
EC number
1.3.1.15
Accepted name
dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (NADP+)
Reaction
(S)-dihydroorotate + NADP+ = orotate + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
orotate reductase, dihydro-orotic dehydrogenase, L-5,6-dihydro-orotate:NAD+ oxidoreductase, orotate reductase (NADPH)
Systematic name
(S)-dihydroorotate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
37255-27-9
Comment
Binds FMN and FAD [2]. Other class 1 dihydroorotate dehydrogenases use either fumarate (EC 1.3.98.1) or NAD+ (EC 1.3.1.14) as electron acceptor. The membrane bound class 2 dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (EC 1.3.5.2) uses quinone as electron acceptor .
History
created 1972, modified 2011
EC Tree
1.1.3.1 created 1961, deleted 1984
1.1.3.22 created 1961 as EC 1.2.3.2, transferred 1984 to EC 1.1.3.22, modified 1989, deleted 2004
1.1.3.25 created 1986, deleted 2005
1.1.3.26 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.1.3.31 created 1992, deleted 2003
1.1.3.32 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.33 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.34 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.35 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.36 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004