(S)-corytuberine synthase is a
cytochrome P450
Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) are a Protein superfamily, superfamily of enzymes containing heme as a cofactor (biochemistry), cofactor that functions as monooxygenases. In mammals, these proteins oxidize steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics, and are ...
enzyme purified from the
plant ''
Coptis japonica'' (Japanese
goldthread), with
EC number and CYP Symbol CYP80G2 (Cytochrome P450, family 80, member G2), and
catalyses an intramolecular C-C phenol coupling of (S)-reticuline in
magnoflorine biosynthesis.
References
EC 1.14.19
80
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