Oxidoreductases;
Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen;
With reduced flavin or flavoprotein as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen into the other donor
A cytochrome P-450 (heme thiolate) enzyme. The enzyme participates in the biosynthesis of (-)-carvone, which is responsible for the aroma of spearmint.
History
EC 1.14.14.51 created 1992 as EC 1.14.13.48, modified 2003, transferred 2017 to EC 1.14.14.51
Monoterpene biosynthesis: specificity of the hydroxylations of (-)-limonene by enzyme preparations from peppermint (Mentha piperita), spearmint (Mentha spicata), and perilla (Perilla frutescens) leaves.