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Name |
sulochrin oxidase [(+)-bisdechlorogeodin-forming];
sulochrin oxidase
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Class |
Oxidoreductases;
Catalysing the reaction X-H + Y-H = X-Y;
With oxygen as acceptor
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Sysname |
sulochrin:oxygen oxidoreductase (cyclizing, (+)-specific)
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
2 sulochrin + O2 = 2 (+)-bisdechlorogeodin + 2 H2O [RN: R00060]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
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Product |
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Comment |
Also acts on several diphenols and phenylenediamines, but has low affinity for these substrates. Involved in the biosynthesis of mould metabolites related to the antibiotic griseofulvin.
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History |
EC 1.21.3.4 created 1986 as EC 1.10.3.7, transferred 2002 to EC 1.21.3.4
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Reference |
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Authors |
Nordlov H, Gatenbeck S. |
Title |
Enzymatic synthesis of (+)- and (-)-bisdechlorogeodin with sulochrin oxidase from Penicillium frequentans and Oospora sulphurea-ochracea. |
Journal |
Arch Microbiol 131:208-11 (1982) |
Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 1.21.3.4 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 1.21.3.4 |
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