Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase

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In enzymology, a Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase (EC 1.13.12.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

Watasenia luciferin + O₂ oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO₂ + hnu

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are Watasenia luciferin and O₂, whereas its 3 products are oxidized Watasenia luciferin, CO₂, and hn.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on single donors with O₂ as oxidant and incorporation of two atoms of oxygen into the substrate (oxygenases). The oxygen incorporated need not be derived from O with incorporation of one atom of oxygen (internal monooxygenases o internal mixed-function oxidases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is Watasenia-luciferin:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating). This enzyme is also called Watasenia-type luciferase.

[edit] References

• IUBMB entry for 1.13.12.8
• BRENDA references for 1.13.12.8 (Recommended.)
• PubMed references for 1.13.12.8
• PubMed Central references for 1.13.12.8
• Google Scholar references for 1.13.12.8
• Inoue S, Kakoi H and Goto, T (1976). "Squid bioluminescence. III. Isolation and structure of Watasenia luciferin". Tetrahedron Lett.: 2971–2974. 

[edit] External links

• IUBMB entry for 1.13.12.8

• KEGG entry for 1.13.12.8

• BRENDA entry for 1.13.12.8

• NiceZyme view of 1.13.12.8

• EC2PDB: PDB structures for 1.13.12.8

• PRIAM entry for 1.13.12.8

• PUMA2 entry for 1.13.12.8

• IntEnz: Integrated Enzyme entry for 1.13.12.8

• MetaCyc entry for 1.13.12.8

• Atomic-resolution structures of enzymes belonging to this class

[edit] Gene Ontology (GO) codes

• EGO entry for GO code 0050397: Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase

• AMIGO entry for GO code 0050397: Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase