Methylecgonone reductase

Methylecgonone reductase
Identifiers
EC number 1.1.1.334
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Methylecgonone reductase (EC 1.1.1.334, MecgoR (gene name)) is an enzyme with systematic name ecgonine methyl ester:NADP+ oxidoreductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

ecgonine methyl ester + NADP+ ecgonone methyl ester + NADPH + H+

The enzyme from the plant Erythroxylum coca participates in the biosynthesis of cocaine.

References

  1. Jirschitzka, J.; Schmidt, G.W.; Reichelt, M.; Schneider, B.; Gershenzon, J.; D'Auria, J.C. (2012). "Plant tropane alkaloid biosynthesis evolved independently in the Solanaceae and Erythroxylaceae". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 109 (26): 10304–10309. doi:10.1073/pnas.1200473109. PMC 3387132Freely accessible. PMID 22665766.
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