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Preferred term

Monophenol Monooxygenase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction between L-tyrosine, L-dopa, and oxygen to yield L-dopa, dopaquinone, and water. It is a copper protein that acts also on catechols, catalyzing some of the same reactions as CATECHOL OXIDASE. EC 1.14.18.1.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cresolase
  • Dopa Oxidase
  • Monophenol,L-dopa:oxygen oxidoreductase
  • Phenol Oxidase
  • Phenoloxidase
  • Tyrosinase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HXX8RTBL-6

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