Entry |
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Name |
3-O-acetylpapaveroxine carboxylesterase;
CXE1 (gene name)
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Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Carboxylic-ester hydrolases
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Sysname |
3-O-acetylpapaveroxine acetatehydrolase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
3-O-acetylpapaveroxine + H2O = narcotine hemiacetal + acetate [RN: R12347]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
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Product |
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Comment |
The enzyme, characterized from the plant Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), participates in the biosynthesis of the isoquinoline alkaloid noscapine.
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History |
EC 3.1.1.105 created 2019
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Pathway |
ec00950 | Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis |
ec01110 | Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites |
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Orthology |
K22097 | 3-O-acetylpapaveroxine carboxylesterase |
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Genes |
PSOM: | 113322812 113323289 |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Dang TT, Chen X, Facchini PJ |
Title |
Acetylation serves as a protective group in noscapine biosynthesis in opium poppy. |
Journal |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Park MR, Chen X, Lang DE, Ng KKS, Facchini PJ |
Title |
Heterodimeric O-methyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of noscapine in opium poppy. |
Journal |
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Other DBs |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.1.1.105 |
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