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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