Any feedback?
Please rate this page
(ecexplorer.php)
(0/150)

BRENDA support

EC Explorer

EC 1.6.5.10 Details
EC number
1.6.5.10
Accepted name
NADPH dehydrogenase (quinone)
Reaction
NADPH + H+ + a quinone = NADP+ + a quinol
Other name(s)
reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (quinone) dehydrogenase, NADPH oxidase, NADPH2 dehydrogenase (quinone)
Systematic name
NADPH:(quinone-acceptor) oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
37256-37-4
Comment
A flavoprotein [1, 2]. The enzyme from Escherichia coli is specific for NADPH and is most active with quinone derivatives and ferricyanide as electron acceptors [3]. Menaquinone can act as acceptor. The enzyme from hog liver is inhibited by dicoumarol and folic acid derivatives but not by 2,4-dinitrophenol [1].
History
created 1972 as EC 1.6.99.6, transferred 2011 to EC 1.6.5.10
EC Tree
1.6.4.1 created 1961, deleted 2002
1.6.4.2 created 1961, modified 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.4.3 created 1961, modified 1976, deleted 1983
1.6.4.4 created 1965, deleted 2002
1.6.4.5 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.4.6 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.4.7 created 1978, deleted 2002
1.6.4.8 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.4.9 created 1992, deleted 2002
1.6.4.10 created 1992, deleted 2002
1.6.5.1 created 1961, deleted 1965