Entry
Name
codeinone reductase (NADPH)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;
With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
codeine:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
codeine + NADP+ = codeinone + NADPH + H+ [RN:
R05124 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Catalyses the reversible reduction of codeinone to codeine, which is a direct precursor of morphine in the opium poppy plant, Papaver somniferum.
History
EC 1.1.1.247 created 1999, modified 2001
Pathway
ec00950 Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
Genes
PSOM : 113293958 113294469 113328200 113328201
Taxonomy
Reference
1
Authors
Lenz R, Zenk MH.
Title
Stereoselective reduction of codeinone, the penultimate step during morphine biosynthesis in Papaver somniferum.
Journal
Tetrahedron Lett 36:2449-2452 (1995)
Reference
Authors
Lenz R, Zenk MH.
Title
Purification and properties of codeinone reductase (NADPH) from Papaver somniferum cell cultures and differentiated plants.
Journal
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ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.1.1.247
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