IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 1.5.1.31

Accepted name: berberine reductase

Reaction: (R)-canadine + 2 NADP+ = berberine + 2 NADPH + H+

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Other name(s): (R)-canadine synthase

Systematic name: (R)-tetrahydroberberine:NADP+ oxidoreductase

Comments: Involved in alkaloid biosynthesis in Corydalis cava to give (R)-canadine with the opposite configuration to the precursor of berberine (see EC 1.3.3.8 tetrahydroberberine oxidase). Also acts on 7,8-dihydroberberine.

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References:

1. Bauer, W. and Zenk, M.H. Formation of (R)-configurated tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloids in vivo and in vitro. Tetrahedron Lett. 32 (1991) 487-490.

[EC 1.5.1.31 created 2002]


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