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EC 1.13.11.61 Details
EC number
1.13.11.61
Accepted name
linolenate 9R-lipoxygenase
Reaction
α-linolenate + O2 = (9R,10E,12Z,15Z)-9-hydroperoxyoctadeca-10,12,15-trienoate
Other name(s)
NspLOX,
(9R)-LOX,
linoleate 9R-dioxygenase
Systematic name
α-linolenate:oxygen (9R)-oxidoreductase
Comment
In cyanobacteria the enzyme is involved in oxylipin biosynthesis. The enzyme also converts linoleate to (9R,10E,12Z)-9-hydroperoxyoctadeca-10,12-dienoate.
History
created 2011
EC Tree
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001