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) protein isolated from the plants Salvia pomifera (apple sage) and Salvia miltiorrhiza (danshen). 11-Hydroxyferruginol is a precursor of carnosic acid, a potent antioxidant.
Guo J, Ma X, Cai Y, Ma Y, Zhan Z, Zhou YJ, Liu W, Guan M, Yang J, Cui G, Kang L, Yang L, Shen Y, Tang J, Lin H, Ma X, Jin B, Liu Z, Peters RJ, Zhao ZK, Huang L
Title
Cytochrome P450 promiscuity leads to a bifurcating biosynthetic pathway for tanshinones.
