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EC 1.3.7.4 Details
EC number
1.3.7.4
Accepted name
phytochromobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
Reaction
(3Z)-phytochromobilin + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = biliverdin IXα + 2 reduced ferredoxin
Other name(s)
HY2, PPhi B synthase, phytochromobilin synthase
Systematic name
(3Z)-phytochromobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
138263-99-7
Comment
Catalyses the two-electron reduction of biliverdin IXα. Can use [2Fe-2S] ferredoxins from a number of sources as acceptor but not the [4Fe-4S] ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum. The isomerization of (3Z)-phytochromobilin to (3E)-phytochromobilin is thought to occur prior to covalent attachment to apophytochrome in the plant cell cytoplasm. Flavodoxins can be used instead of ferredoxin.
History
created 2002
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