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EC 1.14.13.199 Details
EC number
1.14.13.199
Accepted name
docosahexaenoic acid ω-hydroxylase
Reaction
docosahexaenoate + NADPH + H+ + O2 = 22-hydroxydocosahexaenoate + NADP+ + H2O
Other name(s)
CYP4F3B,
CYP4V2,
docosahexaenoate,NADPH:O2 oxidoreductase (22-hydroxydocosahexaenoate forming)
Systematic name
docosahexaenoate,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (22-hydroxydocosahexaenoate forming)
Comment
Isolated from human eye tissue. Defects in the enzyme are associated with Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy. The enzyme also produces some 21-hydroxydocosahexaenoate. Acts in a similar way on icosapentaenoic acid.
History
created 2014, deleted 2018
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003