Reaction: ()-4'-demethyldeoxypodophyllotoxin + [reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + O2 = ()-4'-demethylepipodophyllotoxin + [oxidized NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + H2O
Glossary: ()-4'-demethyldeoxypodophyllotoxin = (5R,5aR,8aR)-5-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,8,8a,9-tetrahydrofuro[3',4':6,7]naphtho[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-6(5aH)-one
()-4'-demethylepipodophyllotoxin = (5R,5aR,8aR,9S)-9-hydroxy-5-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,8,8a,9-tetrahydrofuro[3',4':6,7]naphtho[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-6(5aH)-one
Other name(s): CYP82D61 (gene name)
Systematic name: ()-deoxypodophyllotoxin,[reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating)
Comments: A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein characterized from the plant Sinopodophyllum hexandrum. The enzyme produces the direct precursor to etoposide, a potent anticancer drug. It can also act on ()-deoxypodophyllotoxin with lower efficiency.
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References:
1. Lau, W. and Sattely, E.S. Six enzymes from mayapple that complete the biosynthetic pathway to the etoposide aglycone. Science 349 (2015) 1224-1228. [PMID: 26359402]