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EC 1.13.11.71 Details
EC number
1.13.11.71
Accepted name
carotenoid-9′,10′-cleaving dioxygenase
Reaction
all-trans-β-carotene + O2 = all-trans-10′-apo-β-carotenal + β-ionone
Other name(s)
BCO2 (gene name), β-carotene 9′,10′-monooxygenase (misleading), all-trans-β-carotene:O2 oxidoreductase (9′,10′-cleaving)
Systematic name
all-trans-β-carotene:oxygen oxidoreductase (9′,10′-cleaving)
Comment
Requires Fe2+. The enzyme catalyses the asymmetric oxidative cleavage of carotenoids. The mammalian enzyme can also cleave all-trans-lycopene.
History
created 2012
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
1.13.99.2 created 1972, deleted 1992
1.13.99.4 created 1989, deleted 1992
1.13.99.5 created 1999, deleted 2001