sym-homospermidine [CPD:C06366];
O2 [CPD:C00007];
H2O [CPD:C00001];
N-(4-aminobutylpyrrolinium) ion [CPD:C22646];
N-(4-oxobutylpyrrolinium) ion [CPD:C22647]
Product
1-formylpyrrolizidine [CPD:C22648];
H2O2 [CPD:C00027];
NH3 [CPD:C00014];
N-(4-aminobutylpyrrolinium) ion [CPD:C22646];
N-(4-oxobutylpyrrolinium) ion [CPD:C22647]
Comment
The copper-containing enzyme has been isolated from the plant Heliotropium indicum. It is involved in the biosynthesis of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid (-)-trachelanthamidine which acts as a secondary metabolite for the defense against herbivores. The oxidation of sym-homospermidine proceeds in three steps and results in a cyclization.
Zakaria MM, Stegemann T, Sievert C, Kruse LH, Kaltenegger E, Girreser U, Cicek SS, Nimtz M, Ober D.
Title
Insights into polyamine metabolism: homospermidine is double-oxidized in two discrete steps by a single copper-containing amine oxidase in pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis.