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EC 1.14.11.32 Details
EC number
1.14.11.32
Accepted name
codeine 3-O-demethylase
Reaction
codeine + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = morphine + formaldehyde + succinate + CO2
Other name(s)
codeine O-demethylase, CODM
Systematic name
codeine,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-O-demethylating)
Comment
Requires Fe2+. Catalyses a step in morphine biosynthesis. The enzyme also catalyses the 3-O-demethylation of thebaine to oripavine, with lower efficiency.
History
created 2010
EC Tree
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976