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EC 1.13.12.12 Details
EC number
1.13.12.12
Accepted name
apo-β-carotenoid-14′,13′-dioxygenase
Reaction
8′-apo-β-carotenol + O2 = 14′-apo-β-carotenal + 7-hydroxy-6-methylhepta-3,5-dienal
Systematic name
8′-apo-β-carotenol:O2 oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
198028-39-6
Comment
A thiol-dependent enzyme. Unlike EC 1.14.99.36, β-carotene-15,15′-monooxygenase, it is not active towards β-carotene. Presumably, 2-methyl-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienal is also formed in this reaction.
History
created 2000, modified 2001, deleted 2012
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001