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EC 1.14.14.127 Details
EC number
1.14.14.127
Accepted name
methyl farnesoate epoxidase
Reaction
methyl (2E,6E)-farnesoate + [reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = juvenile hormone III + [oxidized NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + H2O
Other name(s)
CYP15A1
Systematic name
methyl (2E,6E)-farnesoate,[reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comment
A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein. The enzyme, found in insects except for Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) is specific for methyl farnesoate (cf. EC 1.14.14.128, farnesoate epoxidase) [1,2].
History
created 2015 as EC 1.14.13.202, transferred 2018 to EC 1.14.14.127
EC Tree
1.14.3.1 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.2, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.3.1, deleted 1972
1.14.14.2 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.14.4 created 2000, deleted 2002