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(+)-Pulegone reductase
Class of enzymes
Class of enzymes
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | (+)-pulegone reductase |
| EC_number | 1.3.1.81 |
(+)-pulegone reductase () is an enzyme with systematic name (−)-menthone:NADP+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalises the following chemical reaction
This enzyme, from peppermint converts (+)-pulegone to a mixture of (–)-menthone and (+)-isomenthone using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) as its cofactor. It does not act in the opposite direction
References
References
- {{KEGG enzyme. 1.3.1.81
- (October 2003). "Monoterpene double-bond reductases of the (−)-menthol biosynthetic pathway: isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding (−)-isopiperitenone reductase and (+)-pulegone reductase of peppermint". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
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