Reaction: ent-cassa-12,15-diene + O2 + [reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] = ent-11β-hydroxycassa-12,15-diene + [oxidized NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + H2O
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Other name(s): ent-cassadiene C11α-hydroxylase; CYP76M7
Systematic name: ent-cassa-12,15-diene,[reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen 11-oxidoreductase
Comments: A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein. The enzyme from rice (Oryza sativa) is involved in the biosynthesis of the antifungal phytocassanes.
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References:
1. Swaminathan, S., Morrone, D., Wang, Q., Fulton, D.B. and Peters, R.J. CYP76M7 is an ent-cassadiene C11α-hydroxylase defining a second multifunctional diterpenoid biosynthetic gene cluster in rice. Plant Cell 21 (2009) 3315-3325. [PMID: 19825834]