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EC 1.13.11.71 Details
EC number
1.13.11.71
Accepted name
carotenoid-9′,10′-cleaving dioxygenase
Reaction
all-trans-β-carotene + O2 = all-trans-10′-apo-β-carotenal + β-ionone
Other name(s)
BCO2 (gene name), β-carotene 9′,10′-monooxygenase (misleading), all-trans-β-carotene:O2 oxidoreductase (9′,10′-cleaving)
Systematic name
all-trans-β-carotene:oxygen oxidoreductase (9′,10′-cleaving)
Comment
Requires Fe2+. The enzyme catalyses the asymmetric oxidative cleavage of carotenoids. The mammalian enzyme can also cleave all-trans-lycopene.
History
created 2012
EC Tree
1.4.3.9 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.4.3.17 created 2000, deleted 2003
1.4.3.18 proposed 2000
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001