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EC 1.14.17.4 Details
EC number
1.14.17.4
Accepted name
aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase
Reaction
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate + ascorbate + O2 = ethene + cyanide + dehydroascorbate + CO2 + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
ACC oxidase, ethylene-forming enzyme, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxygenase (ethylene-forming)
Systematic name
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxygenase (ethene-forming)
CAS registry number
98668-53-2
Comment
A nonheme iron enzyme. Requires CO2 for activity. In the enzyme from plants, the ethene has signalling functions such as stimulation of fruit-ripening.
History
created 2003
EC Tree
1.14.1.1 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.1, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.14.1, deleted 1972
1.14.1.2 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.3 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.13, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.1.3, deleted 1972
1.14.1.4 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.5 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.6 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.7, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.1.6, deleted 1972
1.14.1.7 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.8 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.9 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.10 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.11 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.17.2 created 1972, deleted 1984