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EC 1.14.13.168 Details
EC number
1.14.13.168
Accepted name
indole-3-pyruvate monooxygenase
Reaction
(indol-3-yl)pyruvate + NADPH + H+ + O2 = (indol-3-yl)acetate + NADP+ + H2O + CO2
Other name(s)
YUC2 (gene name), spi1 (gene name)
Systematic name
indole-3-pyruvate,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1-hydroxylating, decarboxylating)
Comment
This plant enzyme, along with EC 2.6.1.99 L-tryptophan—pyruvate aminotransferase, is responsible for the biosynthesis of the plant hormone indole-3-acetate from L-tryptophan.
History
created 2012
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003