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| EC | 3.1.1.105 | ||||
| Accepted name: | 3-O-acetylpapaveroxine carboxylesterase | ||||
| Reaction: | 3-O-acetylpapaveroxine + H2O = narcotine hemiacetal + acetate | ||||
| For diagram of noscapine biosynthesis, click here | |||||
| Glossary: | 3-O-acetylpapaveroxine = 6-{(S)-acetoxy[(5R)-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl]methyl}-2,3-dimethoxybenzaldehyde narcotine hemiacetal = (3S)-6,7-dimethoxy-3-[(5R)-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl]-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-1-ol |
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| Other name(s): | CXE1 (gene name) | ||||
| Systematic name: | 3-O-acetylpapaveroxine acetatehydrolase | ||||
| Comments: | The enzyme, characterized from the plant Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), participates in the biosynthesis of the isoquinoline alkaloid noscapine. | ||||
| Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc | ||||
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