| Product Name |
phycoerythrobilin synthase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
PEB synthase, PebA, PebB, PebS, phycoerythrobilin synthase |
| EC Number |
1.3.7.6 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
This enzyme, from a cyanophage infecting oceanic cyanobacteria of the Prochlorococcus genus, uses a four-electron reduction to carry out the reactions catalysed by EC 1.3.7.2 (15,16-dihydrobiliverdin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase) and EC 1.3.7.3 (phycoerythrobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase). 15,16-Dihydrobiliverdin is formed as a bound intermediate. Free 15,16-dihydrobiliverdin can also act as a substrate to form phycoerythrobilin. |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
(3Z)-phycoerythrobilin + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = biliverdin IX-alpha + 2 reduced ferredoxin. |
