EC |
1.3.1.36 |
Accepted name: |
geissoschizine dehydrogenase |
Reaction: |
geissoschizine + NADP+ = 4,21-didehydrogeissoschizine + NADPH |
Systematic name: |
geissoschizine:NADP+ 4,21-oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
Involved in the interconversion of heteroyohimbine alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus. |
References: |
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Pfitzner, A. and Stöckigt, J. Partial-purification and characterization of geissoschizine dehydrogenase from suspension-cultures of Catharanthus roseus. Phytochemistry 21 (1982) 1585–1588. |
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[EC 1.3.1.36 created 1986] |
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