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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
1.1.5.1 created 1983, deleted 2002
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003
1.5.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1976
1.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 2004
1.5.1.14 created 1976, deleted 1989