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EC 1.5.1.46 Details
EC number
1.5.1.46
Accepted name
agroclavine dehydrogenase
Reaction
agroclavine + NADP+ = 6,8-dimethyl-6,7,8,9-tetradehydroergoline + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
easG (gene name)
Systematic name
agroclavine:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comment
The enzyme participates in the biosynthesis of ergotamine, an ergot alkaloid produced by some fungi of the Clavicipitaceae family. The reaction is catalysed in the opposite direction to that shown. The substrate for the enzyme is an iminium intermediate that is formed spontaneously from chanoclavine-I aldehyde in the presence of glutathione.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
1.5.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1976
1.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 2004
1.5.1.14 created 1976, deleted 1989
1.12.99.1 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.12.99.2 created 1992, deleted 2002
1.12.99.3 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.12.99.4 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.12.99.5 created 1999, deleted 2001