Entry
Name
tryptamine 4-monooxygenase;
PsiH
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen;
Miscellaneous
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
tryptamine,hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating)
Reaction(IUBMB)
tryptamine + reduced acceptor + O2 = 4-hydroxytryptamine + acceptor + H2O [RN:
R11912 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein isolated from the fungus Psilocybe cubensis. Involved in the biosynthesis of the psychoactive compound psilocybin.
History
EC 1.14.99.59 created 2017
Pathway
ec00901 Indole alkaloid biosynthesis
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K22434 tryptamine 4-monooxygenase
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Fricke J, Blei F, Hoffmeister D
Title
Enzymatic Synthesis of Psilocybin.
Journal
Sequence
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