(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase explained

(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase
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(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase ((+)-camphor 6-hydroxylase) is an enzyme with systematic name (+)-camphor,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (6-exo-hydroxylating).^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(+)-camphor + NADPH + H⁺ + O₂

\rightleftharpoons (+)-6-exo-hydroxycamphor + NADP⁺ + H₂O

(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase is a cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase isolated from Salvia officinalis.

Notes and References

1. Funk C, Koepp AE, Croteau R . Catabolism of camphor in tissue cultures and leaf disks of common sage (Salvia officinalis) . Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics . 294 . 1 . 306–13 . April 1992 . 1550356 . 10.1016/0003-9861(92)90173-t .
2. Funk C, Croteau R . Induction and Characterization of a Cytochrome P-450-Dependent Camphor Hydroxylase in Tissue Cultures of Common Sage (Salvia officinalis) . Plant Physiology . 101 . 4 . 1231–1237 . April 1993 . 12231778 . 160644 . 10.1104/pp.101.4.1231 .