(+)-Menthofuran synthase

(+)-Menthofuran synthase
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EC no.1.14.14.143
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(+)-Menthofuran synthase (EC 1.14.14.143, menthofuran synthase, (+)-pulegone 9-hydroxylase, (+)-MFS, cytochrome P450 menthofuran synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name (+)-pulegone,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (9-hydroxylating).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

 
O2
2 H2O
Rightward reaction arrow with minor substrate(s) from top left and minor product(s) to top right
 
 
 

The enzyme is a cytochrome P450 protein containing heme, isolated from peppermint. It requires a partner cytochrome P450 reductase for functional expression. This uses nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Bertea CM, Schalk M, Karp F, Maffei M, Croteau R (June 2001). "Demonstration that menthofuran synthase of mint (Mentha) is a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase: cloning, functional expression, and characterization of the responsible gene". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 390 (2): 279–86. doi:10.1006/abbi.2001.2378. PMID 11396930.
  2. ↑ Enzyme 1.14.14.143 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  3. ↑ Mahmoud SS, Croteau RB (November 2003). "Menthofuran regulates essential oil biosynthesis in peppermint by controlling a downstream monoterpene reductase". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 100 (24): 14481–6. Bibcode:2003PNAS..10014481M. doi:10.1073/pnas.2436325100. PMC 283617. PMID 14623962.