Monophenol Monooxygenase
Synonyms
Cresolase
Dopa Oxidase
Monooxygenase, Monophenol
Monophenol,L-dopa:oxygen oxidoreductase
Oxidase, Dopa
Oxidase, Phenol
Phenol Oxidase
Phenoloxidase
Phenoloxidase A
Phenoloxidase B
Tyrosinase
An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction between L-tyrosine, L-dopa, and oxygen to yield L-dopa, dopaquinone, and water. It is a copper protein that acts also on catechols, catalyzing some of the same reactions as CATECHOL OXIDASE. EC 1.14.18.1.
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