ENTRY EC 1.14.99.21
NAME Latia-luciferin monooxygenase (demethylating)
CLASS Oxidoreductases
Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
Miscellaneous
SYSNAME Latia-luciferin, hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase
$ (demethylating)
REACTION Latia luciferin + AH2 + 2 O2 = Oxidized Latia luciferin + CO2 +
Formate + A + H2O + hv
SUBSTRATE Latia luciferin
AH2
O2
PRODUCT Oxidized Latia luciferin
CO2
Formate
A
H2O
hv
COFACTOR FAD
COMMENT A flavoprotein. Latia luciferin is (E)-2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-
-trimethyl-1-cyclohex-1-yl)-1-buten-1-ol formate. The reaction
possibly involves two enzymes, an oxygenase followed by a
monooxygenase for the actual light-emitting step.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.14.99.21
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.14.99.21
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