Geranylhydroquinone 3''-hydroxylase explained

Geranylhydroquinone 3''-hydroxylase
Ec Number:1.14.13.116

Geranylhydroquinone 3''-hydroxylase (GHQ 3''-hydroxylase) is an enzyme with systematic name geranylhydroquinone,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (3''-hydroxylating).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranylhydroquinone + NADPH + H+ + O2

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3''-hydroxygeranylhydroquinone + NADP+ + H2O

Geranylhydroquinone 3''-hydroxylase contains cytochrome P450.

Notes and References

  1. Yamamoto H, Inoue K, Li SM, Heide L . Geranylhydroquinone 3"-hydroxylase, a cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase from Lithospermum erythrorhizon cell suspension cultures . Planta . 210 . 2 . 312–7 . January 2000 . 10664138 . 10.1007/pl00008139 .