| EC |
1.14.20.16 |
| Accepted name: |
4α,5β-5,20-epoxytax-11-ene-4,9-diol 9-dehydrogenase |
| Reaction: |
4α,5β-5,20-epoxytax-11-ene-4,9-diol + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = 4-hydroxy-4α,5β-5,20-epoxytax-11-en-9-one + succinate + CO2 + H2O |
| Other name(s): |
T9α oxidase |
| Systematic name: |
4α,5β-5,20-epoxytax-11-ene-4,9-diol,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen 9-oxidoreductase |
| Comments: |
The enzyme is active in the biosynthetic pathway of paclitaxel (Taxol) in Taxus species (yew). |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Zhang, Y., Wiese, L., Fang, H., Alseekh, S., Perez de Souza, L., Scossa, F., Molloy, J., Christmann, M. and Fernie, A.R. Synthetic biology identifies the minimal gene set required for paclitaxel biosynthesis in a plant chassis. Mol. Plant 16 (2023) 1951–1961. [DOI] [PMID: 37897038] |
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