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EC 4.2.1.161 Details
EC number
4.2.1.161
Accepted name
bisanhydrobacterioruberin hydratase
Reaction
bacterioruberin = bisanhydrobacterioruberin + 2 H2O (overall reaction);; (1a) bacterioruberin = monoanhydrobacterioruberin + H2O;; (1b) monoanhydrobacterioruberin = bisanhydrobacterioruberin + H2O
Other name(s)
CruF, C50 carotenoid 2′′,3′′-hydratase
Systematic name
bacterioruberin hydro-lyase (bisanhydrobacterioruberin-forming)
Comment
The enzyme, isolated from the archaeon Haloarcula japonica, is involved in the biosynthesis of the C50 carotenoid bacterioruberin. In this pathway it catalyses the introduction of hydroxyl groups to C3′′ and C3′′′ of bisanhydrobacterioruberin to generate bacterioruberin.
History
created 2015
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4.2.1.13 created 1961, deleted 2001
4.2.1.14 created 1961, deleted 2001
4.2.1.15 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.2.1.16 created 1961, deleted 2001
4.2.1.21 created 1961, deleted 1964
4.2.1.23 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.2.1.26 created 1965, deleted 2002
4.2.1.29 created 1965, deleted 2004
4.2.1.37 created 1972, deleted 1992
4.2.1.38 created 1972, deleted 2001
4.2.1.63 created 1972, deleted 1978
4.2.1.64 created 1972, deleted 1978
4.2.1.71 created 1978, modified 1989, modified 2000, deleted 2004
4.2.1.72 created 1978, deleted 2000
4.2.1.86 created 1989, deleted 2004
4.2.1.102 created 2001, deleted 2001