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EC 1.14.11.38 Details
EC number
1.14.11.38
Accepted name
verruculogen synthase
Reaction
fumitremorgin B + 2-oxoglutarate + 2 O2 + reduced acceptor = verruculogen + succinate + CO2 + H2O + acceptor
Other name(s)
fmtF (gene name), FmtOx1
Systematic name
fumitremorgin B,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (verruculogen-forming)
Comment
Requires Fe2+ and ascorbate. Found in the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Both atoms of a dioxygen molecule are incorporated into verruculogen [1,2]. Involved in the biosynthetic pathways of several indole alkaloids such as fumitremorgin A.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976