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EC 1.11.2.5 Details
EC number
1.11.2.5
Accepted name
3-methyl-L-tyrosine peroxygenase
Reaction
3-methyl-L-tyrosine + H2O2 = 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-L-tyrosine + H2O
Other name(s)
SfmD,
SacD,
3-methyltyrosine peroxidase,
3-methyl-L-tyrosine peroxidase
Systematic name
3-methyl-L-tyrosine:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase (3-hydroxy-5-methyl-L-tyrosine-forming)
Comment
The heme-containing peroxygenase from the bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae is involved in biosynthesis of saframycin A, a potent antitumor antibiotic that belongs to the tetrahydroisoquinoline family.
History
created 2014
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965