Reaction: (E)-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde oxime + [reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + O2 = (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile + [oxidized NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + 2 H2O (overall reaction)
(1a) (E)-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde oxime = (Z)-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde oxime
(1b) (Z)-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde oxime = 4-hydroxyphenylacetonitrile + H2O
(1c) 4-hydroxyphenylacetonitrile + [reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + O2 = (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile + [oxidized NADPHhemoprotein reductase] + H2O
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Glossary: (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile = (2S)-hydroxy(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetonitrile
Other name(s): 4-hydroxybenzeneacetaldehyde oxime monooxygenase; cytochrome P450II-dependent monooxygenase; NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (CYP71E1); CYP71E1; 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde oxime,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase
Systematic name: (E)-4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde oxime,[reduced NADPHhemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comments: This cytochrome P-450 (heme thiolate) enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the cyanogenic glucoside dhurrin in sorghum. It catalyses three different activities - isomerization of the (E) isomer to the (Z) isomer, dehydration, and C-hydroxylation.
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References:
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