IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 1.14.14.125

Accepted name: monacolin L hydroxylase

Reaction: monacolin L acid + O2 + [reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] = monacolin J acid + [oxidized NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + H2O

For diagram of reaction click here.

Glossary: monacolin L acid = (3R,5R)-7-[(1S,2S,6R,8aR)-2,6-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid
monacolin J acid = (3R,5R)-7-[(1S,2S,6R,8S,8aR)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid

Other name(s): LovA (ambiguous)

Systematic name: monacolin L acid,[reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (8-hydroxylating)

Comments: A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein. The enzyme from fungi also catalyses the reaction of EC 1.14.14.124, dihydromonacolin L hydroxylase.

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References:

1. Barriuso, J., Nguyen, D.T., Li, J.W., Roberts, J.N., MacNevin, G., Chaytor, J.L., Marcus, S.L., Vederas, J.C. and Ro, D.K. Double oxidation of the cyclic nonaketide dihydromonacolin L to monacolin J by a single cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, LovA. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (2011) 8078-8081. [PMID: 21495633]

[EC 1.14.14.125 created 2014 as EC 1.14.13.198, transferred 2018 to EC 1.14.14.125]


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