ENTRY       EC 1.14.99.22
NAME        Ecdysone 20-monooxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            Miscellaneous
SYSNAME     Ecdysone, hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (20-hydroxylating)
REACTION    Ecdysone + AH2 + O2 = 20-Hydroxyecdysone + A + H2O
SUBSTRATE   Ecdysone
            AH2
            O2
PRODUCT     20-Hydroxyecdysone
            A
            H2O
COMMENT     An enzyme from insect fat body or malpighian tubules involving a
            heme-thiolate protein (P-450).  NADPH can act as ultimate hydrogen
            donor.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.14.99.22
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.14.99.22
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