Reaction: (1) (+)-pinoresinol + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase]l + O2 = (+)-piperitol + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 2 H2O
(2) (+)-piperitol + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = (+)-sesamin + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 2 H2O
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Other name(s): CYP81Q1; CYP81Q2; PS; PSS; SS; piperitol synthase; sesamin synthase
Systematic name: (+)-pinoresinol,[reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (cyclizing)
Comments: A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein. Isolated from Sesamum indicum (sesame) and S. radiatum (black sesame).
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References:
1. Ono, E., Nakai, M., Fukui, Y., Tomimori, N., Fukuchi-Mizutani, M., Saito, M., Satake, H., Tanaka, T., Katsuta, M., Umezawa, T. and Tanaka, Y. Formation of two methylenedioxy bridges by a Sesamum CYP81Q protein yielding a furofuran lignan, (+)-sesamin. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 103 (2006) 10116-10121. [PMID: 16785429]