(+)-Menthofuran synthase

Class of enzymes (+)-Menthofuran synthase 1.14.14.143 (+)-Menthofuran synthase (1.14.14.143, menthofuran synthase, (+)-pulegone 9-hydroxylase, (+)-MFS, cytochrome P450 menthofuran synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name (+)-pulegone,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (9-hydroxylating). Bertea CM, Schalk M, Karp F, Maffei M, Croteau R Demonstration that menthofuran synthase of mint (Mentha) is a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase: cloning, functional expression, and characterization of the responsible gene Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 390 2 279–86 June 2001 11396930 10.1006/abbi.2001.2378 This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 40% pulegone O2 2 H2O Q27107323 (+)-menthofuran 1.2 The enzyme is a cytochrome P450 protein containing heme, isolated from peppermint. It requires a partner cytochrome P450 reductase for functional expression. This uses nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate.1.14.14.143 Mahmoud SS, Croteau RB Menthofuran regulates essential oil biosynthesis in peppermint by controlling a downstream monoterpene reductase Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100 24 14481–6 November 2003 14623962 283617 10.1073/pnas.2436325100 2003PNAS..10014481M free References External links (+)-menthofuran+synthase Biology no Category:EC 1.14.14