| EC |
1.13.12.20 |
| Accepted name: |
noranthrone monooxygenase |
| Reaction: |
norsolorinic acid anthrone + O2 = norsolorinic acid + H2O |
| Glossary: |
norsolorinic acid anthrone = noranthrone = 2-hexanoyl-1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxyanthracen-9(10H)-one
norsolorinate = 2-hexanoyl-1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone |
| Other name(s): |
norsolorinate anthrone oxidase |
| Systematic name: |
norsolorinic acid anthrone:oxygen 9-oxidoreductase (norsolorinic acid-forming) |
| Comments: |
Involved in the synthesis of aflatoxins in the fungus Aspergillus parasiticus. |
| References: |
| 1. |
Ehrlich, K.C., Li, P., Scharfenstein, L. and Chang, P.K. HypC, the anthrone oxidase involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76 (2010) 3374–3377. [PMID: 20348292] |
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