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EC 1.14.99.37 Details
EC number
1.14.99.37
Accepted name
taxadiene 5α-hydroxylase
Reaction
taxa-4,11-diene + reduced acceptor + O2 = taxa-4(20),11-dien-5α-ol + acceptor + H2O
Systematic name
taxa-4,11-diene,hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (5α-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
9035-51-2
Comment
This microsomal cytochrome-P-450-dependent enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the diterpenoid antineoplastic drug Taxol (paclitaxel). The reaction includes rearrangement of the 4(5)-double bond to a 4(20)-double bond, possibly through allylic oxidation.
History
created 2002, deleted 2020
EC Tree
1.14.99.5 created 1972, modified 1986, modified 2000, deleted 2000
1.14.99.6 created 1972, modified 2000, deleted 2000
1.14.99.8 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.14.99.13 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.14.99.16 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.14.99.17 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.99.18 created 1976, modified 1999, deleted 2003
1.14.99.25 created 1986, deleted 2000