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EC 1.14.13.197 Details
EC number
1.14.13.197
Accepted name
dihydromonacolin L hydroxylase
Reaction
dihydromonacolin L acid + O2 + NADPH + H+ = monacolin L acid + NADP+ + 2 H2O (overall reaction);;(1a) dihydromonacolin L acid + O2 + NADPH + H+ = 3α-hydroxy-3,5-dihydromonacolin L acid + NADP+ + H2O;;(1b) 3α-hydroxy-3,5-dihydromonacolin L acid = monacolin L acid + H2O (spontaneous)
Other name(s)
LovA (ambiguous)
Systematic name
dihydromonacolin L acid,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating)
Comment
A heme-thiolate protein (cytochrome P-450). The dehydration of 3α-hydroxy-3,5-dihydromonacolin L acid is believed to be spontaneous [1,2]. The enzyme from fungi also catalyses the reaction of EC 1.14.13.198, monacolin L hydroxylase [3].
History
created 2014, deleted 2018
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003