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EC 1.17.99.8 Details
EC number
1.17.99.8
Accepted name
limonene dehydrogenase
Reaction
(1) (S)-limonene + H2O + acceptor = (–)-perillyl alcohol + reduced acceptor;;(2) (R)-limonene + H2O + acceptor = (+)-perillyl alcohol + reduced acceptor
Other name(s)
ctmAB (gene names)
Systematic name
limonene:acceptor oxidoreductase (7-hydroxylating)
Comment
Contains FAD. The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Castellaniella defragrans 65Phen, hydroxylates the R- and S-enantiomers at a similar rate. The in vivo electron acceptor may be a heterodimeric electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF).
History
created 2020
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