beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase
Identifiers
EC number	1.14.99.36
CAS number	37256-60-3
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB	structures
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / EGO
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In enzymology, a beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.99.36) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

beta-carotene + O₂ 2 retinal

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are beta-carotene and O₂, whereas its product is retinal.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on paired donors, with O2 as oxidant and incorporation or reduction of oxygen. The oxygen incorporated need not be derive from O miscellaneous. The systematic name of this enzyme class is beta-carotene:oxygen 15,15'-oxidoreductase (bond-cleaving). Other names in common use include beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase, carotene dioxygenase, and carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase. This enzyme participates in retinol metabolism. It has 2 cofactors: iron, and Bile salt.

[edit] References

• Leuenberger MG, Engeloch-Jarret C and Woggon WD (2001). "The reaction mechanism of the enzyme-catalysed central cleavage of beta-carotene to retinal". Angew. Chem. 40: 2614–2616. 
• Goodman DS, Huang HS, Kanai M and Shiratori T (1967). "The enzymatic conversion of all-trans beta-carotene into retinal". J. Biol. Chem. 242: 3543–3554. 
• Goodman DS, Huang HS, Shiratori T (1966). "Mechanism of the biosynthesis of vitamin A from beta-carotene". J. Biol. Chem. 241: 1929–32. PMID 5946623. 

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