Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase
Encyclopedia
Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase (DHBP oxidase) is an enzyme
. In the IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature, Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase is .
Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase/EC 1.5.3.12 produces oxidized forms of benzophenanthridine alkaloids:
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
. In the IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature, Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase is .
Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase/EC 1.5.3.12 produces oxidized forms of benzophenanthridine alkaloids:
- In Sanguinaria CanadensisBloodrootBloodroot is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia, Canada southward to Florida, United States...
EC 1.5.3.12 produces sanguinarineSanguinarineSanguinarine is a quaternary ammonium salt from the group of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids. It is extracted from some plants, including bloodroot , Mexican prickly poppy Argemone mexicana, Chelidonium majus and Macleaya cordata. It is also found in the root, stem and leaves of the opium poppy but...
from dihydrosanguinarineDihydrosanguinarineDihydrosanguinarine is an alkaloid found in the herb Corydalis adunca....
, and chelirubine from dihydrochelirubine. - In California poppy, EC 1.5.3.12 produces macarpine from dihydromacarpine.
External links
- EC 1.5.3.12 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Recommendations on Biochemical & Organic Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology etc., web interface.
- Chelirubine, Macarpine, and Sanguinarine Biosynthesis ibid.