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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
1.4.4.1 created 1972, modified 1982 (EC 1.4.1.6 created 1961, incorporated 1982), deleted 2003
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003