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1.17.5.2: caffeine dehydrogenase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about caffeine dehydrogenase, go to the full flat file.

Reaction

Caffeine
+
ubiquinone
+
H2O
=
1,3,7-trimethylurate
+
ubiquinol

Synonyms

caffeine dehydrogenase, Cdh, cdhABC

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.17 Acting on CH or CH2 groups
             1.17.5 With a quinone or similar compound as acceptor
                1.17.5.2 caffeine dehydrogenase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 1.17.5.2 - caffeine dehydrogenase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
caffeine:ubiquinone oxidoreductase
This enzyme, characterized from the soil bacterium Pseudomonas sp. CBB1, catalyses the incorporation of an oxygen atom originating from a water molecule into position C-8 of caffeine. The enzyme utilizes short-tail ubiquinones as the preferred electron acceptor.