ENTRY       EC 1.13.11.24
NAME        Quercetin 2,3-dioxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            (oxygenases)
            With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
SYSNAME     Quercetin:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (decyclizing)
REACTION    Quercetin + O2 = 2-Protocatechoylphloroglucinolcarboxylate + CO
SUBSTRATE   Quercetin
            O2
PRODUCT     2-Protocatechoylphloroglucinolcarboxylate
            CO
COFACTOR    Copper
COMMENT     A copper protein.  Quercetin is a flavonol.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.11.24
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.11.24
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