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EC 1.14.13.214 Details
EC number
1.14.13.214
Accepted name
(–)-4′-demethyl-deoxypodophyllotoxin 4-hydroxylase
Reaction
(–)-4′-demethyldeoxypodophyllotoxin + NADPH + H+ + O2 = (–)-4′-demethylepipodophyllotoxin + NADP+ + H2O
Other name(s)
CYP82D61 (gene name)
Systematic name
(–)-deoxypodophyllotoxin,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating)
Comment
This cytochrome P-450 enzyme, characterized from the plant Sinopodophyllum hexandrum, produces the direct precursor to etoposide, a potent anticancer drug. It can also act on (–)-deoxypodophyllotoxin with lower efficiency.
History
created 2016, deleted 2018
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003