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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