Apo-beta-carotenoid-14',13'-dioxygenase

In enzymology, an apo-beta-carotenoid-14',13'-dioxygenase (EC number|1.13.12.12) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:8'-apo-beta-carotenol + O₂ $ightleftharpoons$ 14'-apo-beta-carotenal + H₂O

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 8'-apo-beta-carotenol and O₂, whereas its two products are 14'-apo-beta-carotenal and H₂O.

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 8'-apo-beta-carotenol:O2 oxidoreductase.

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