ENTRY       EC 1.14.16.5
NAME        Glyceryl-ether monooxygenase
            Glyceryl-ether cleaving enzyme
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            With reduced pteridine as one donor, and incorporation of
            one atom of oxygen
SYSNAME     1-Alkyl-sn-glycerol,tetrahydrobiopterin:oxygen oxidoreductase
REACTION    1-Alkyl-sn-glycerol + Tetrahydrobiopterin + O2 =
            1-Hydroxyalkyl-sn-glycerol + Dihydrobiopterin + H2O
SUBSTRATE   1-Alkyl-sn-glycerol
            Tetrahydrobiopterin
            O2
PRODUCT     1-Hydroxyalkyl-sn-glycerol
            Dihydrobiopterin
            H2O
COFACTOR    Glutathione
            Phospholipid
COMMENT     Requires reduced glutathione and phospholipids for full activity.
            The product spontaneously breaks down to form a fatty aldehyde
            and glycerol.  Formerly EC 1.14.99.17.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.14.16.5
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.14.16.5
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