Indole-2-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.13.137, BX2 (gene), CYP71C4 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name indole,NAD(P)H:oxygen oxidoreductase (2-hydroxylating).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
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| EC no. | 1.14.13.137 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
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- indole + NAD(P)H + H+ + O2 indolin-2-one + NAD(P)+ + H2O
Indole-2-monooxygenase is involved in the biosynthesis of protective and allelopathic benzoxazinoids in some plants.
References
edit- ^ Frey M, Chomet P, Glawischnig E, Stettner C, Grün S, Winklmair A, Eisenreich W, Bacher A, Meeley RB, Briggs SP, Simcox K, Gierl A (August 1997). "Analysis of a chemical plant defense mechanism in grasses". Science. 277 (5326): 696–9. doi:10.1126/science.277.5326.696. PMID 9235894.
- ^ Glawischnig E, Grün S, Frey M, Gierl A (March 1999). "Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases of DIBOA biosynthesis: specificity and conservation among grasses". Phytochemistry. 50 (6): 925–30. Bibcode:1999PChem..50..925G. doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(98)00318-5. PMID 10385992.
External links
edit- Indole-2-monooxygenase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
