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EC 1.3.7.6 Details
EC number
1.3.7.6
Accepted name
phycoerythrobilin synthase
Reaction
(3Z)-phycoerythrobilin + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = biliverdin IXα + 2 reduced ferredoxin
Other name(s)
PebS
Systematic name
(3Z)-phycoerythrobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (from biliverdin IXα)
Comment
This enzyme, from a cyanophage infecting oceanic cyanobacteria of the Prochlorococcus genus, uses a four-electron reduction to carry out the reactions catalysed by EC 1.3.7.2 (15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase) and EC 1.3.7.3 (phycoerythrobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase). 15,16-Dihydrobiliverdin is formed as a bound intermediate. Free 15,16-dihydrobiliverdin can also act as a substrate to form phycoerythrobilin.
History
created 2008
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