1.14.13.128 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine + O2 + NAD(P)H + H+ i.e. caffeine 1.14.13.128 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine + O2 + NADPH + H+ i.e. caffeine 1.14.13.128 7-methylxanthine + O2 + NAD(P)H + H+ - 1.14.13.128 7-methylxanthine + O2 + NAD(P)H + H+ part of the caffeine degradation pathway in Pseudomonas putida 1.14.13.128 7-methylxanthine + O2 + NADH + H+ - 1.14.13.128 7-methylxanthine + O2 + NADH + H+ specific substrate 1.14.13.128 7-methylxanthine + O2 + NADH + H+ the N7-demethylation reaction absolutely requires a unique, tightly bound protein complex composed of NdmC, NdmD, and NdmE. NdmE functions as a noncatalytic subunit that serves a structural role in the complexation of the oxygenase (NdmC) and Rieske domains (NdmD) 1.14.13.128 7-methylxanthine + O2 + NADH + H+ immediate degradation via the NdmCDE complex 1.14.13.128 caffeine + O2 + NADH + H+ - 1.14.13.128 additional information the metabolite is 1,3-dimethylxanthine, i.e. theophylline, is produced by the demethylation in the 7th position of the purine ring, mainly in fungi, overview