EC |
1.21.3.5 |
Accepted name: |
sulochrin oxidase [(-)-bisdechlorogeodin-forming] |
Reaction: |
2 sulochrin + O2 = 2 (-)-bisdechlorogeodin + 2 H2O |
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For diagram of reaction, click here |
Other name(s): |
sulochrin oxidase |
Systematic name: |
sulochrin:oxygen oxidoreductase (cyclizing, (-)-specific) |
Comments: |
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. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 82469-87-2 |
References: |
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Nordlöv, H. and Gatenbeck, S. Enzymatic synthesis of (+)- and (-)-bisdechlorogeodin with sulochrin oxidase from Penicillium frequentans and Oospora sulphurea ochracea. Arch. Microbiol. 131 (1982) 208–211. [PMID: 7049104] |
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[EC 1.21.3.5 created 1986 as EC 1.10.3.8, transferred 2002 to EC 1.21.3.5] |
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