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EC 1.14.13.203 Details
EC number
1.14.13.203
Accepted name
farnesoate epoxidase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesoate + NADPH + H+ + O2 = juvenile-hormone-III carboxylate + NADP+ + H2O
Other name(s)
CYP15C1
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesoate,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comment
A heme-thiolate protein (cytochrome P-450). The enzyme, found in Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), is specific for farnesoate (cf. EC 1.14.13.202, methyl farnesoate epoxidase) [1,2]. It is involved in the synthesis of juvenile hormone.
History
created 2015, deleted 2018
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003