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EC 1.14.13.128 Details
EC number
1.14.13.128
Accepted name
7-methylxanthine demethylase
Reaction
7-methylxanthine + O2 + NAD(P)H + H+ = xanthine + NAD(P)+ + H2O + formaldehyde
Other name(s)
ndmC (gene name)
Systematic name
7-methylxanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating)
Comment
A non-heme iron oxygenase. The enzyme from the bacterium Pseudomonas putida prefers NADH over NADPH. The enzyme is specific for 7-methylxanthine [2]. Forms part of the caffeine degradation pathway.
History
created 2011
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003