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EC 1.3.99.38 Details
EC number
1.3.99.38
Accepted name
menaquinone-9 β-reductase
Reaction
menaquinone-9 + reduced acceptor = β-dihydromenaquinone-9 + acceptor
Other name(s)
MenJ
Systematic name
menaquinone-9 oxidoreductase (β-dihydromenaquinone-9-forming)
Comment
The enzyme from the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis reduces the β-isoprene unit of menaquinone-9, forming the predominant form of menaquinone found in mycobacteria. Contains FAD.
History
created 2017
EC Tree
1.3.99.9 created 1976, deleted 2002
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