Reaction: 11-hydroxyferruginol + 3 [reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = carnosic acid + 3 [oxidized NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O
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Glossary: carnosic acid = 11,12-dihydroxyabieta-8,11,13-trien-20-oic acid
Other name(s): CYP76AK6; CYP76AK7; CYP76AK8
Systematic name: 11-hydroxyferruginol,[reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comments: A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein isolated from the plants Salvia pomifera (apple sage), S. miltiorrhiza (red sage), S. fruticosa (Greek sage) and Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary).
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References:
1. Ignea, C., Athanasakoglou, A., Ioannou, E., Georgantea, P., Trikka, F.A., Loupassaki, S., Roussis, V., Makris, A.M. and Kampranis, S.C. Carnosic acid biosynthesis elucidated by a synthetic biology platform. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 113 (2016) 3681-3686. [PMID: 26976595]
2. Scheler, U., Brandt, W., Porzel, A., Rothe, K., Manzano, D., Bozic, D., Papaefthimiou, D., Balcke, G.U., Henning, A., Lohse, S., Marillonnet, S., Kanellis, A.K., Ferrer, A. and Tissier, A. Elucidation of the biosynthesis of carnosic acid and its reconstitution in yeast. Nat Commun 7 (2016) 12942. [PMID: 27703160]