Dihydrobenzophenanthridine_oxidase
Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase
Class of enzymes
Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase (DHBP oxidase) is an enzyme. In the IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature, dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase is EC 1.5.3.12.
Dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase produces oxidized forms of benzophenanthridine alkaloids:
- In Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot), dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase produces sanguinarine from dihydrosanguinarine, and chelirubine from dihydrochelirubine.
- In Eschscholzia californica (California poppy), dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase produces macarpine from dihydromacarpine.