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EC 1.14.11.38 Details
EC number
1.14.11.38
Accepted name
verruculogen synthase
Reaction
fumitremorgin B + 2-oxoglutarate + 2 O2 + reduced acceptor = verruculogen + succinate + CO2 + H2O + acceptor
Other name(s)
fmtF (gene name), FmtOx1
Systematic name
fumitremorgin B,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (verruculogen-forming)
Comment
Requires Fe2+ and ascorbate. Found in the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Both atoms of a dioxygen molecule are incorporated into verruculogen [1,2]. Involved in the biosynthetic pathways of several indole alkaloids such as fumitremorgin A.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976