1.14.20.5 A120M when the purified recombinant mutant enzyme is incubated with naringenin as substrate, the ratio of 2-hydroxynaringenin to apigenin is reduced. The mutant enzyme is able to oxidize dihydrokaempferol to kaempferol with 162% of the catalytic activity relative to wild-type enzyme 742512 1.14.20.5 F146I when the purified recombinant mutant enzyme is incubated with naringenin as substrate, the ratio of 2-hydroxynaringenin to apigenin is reduced. The mutant enzyme is able to oxidize dihydrokaempferol to kaempferol with 86% of the catalytic activity relative to wild-type enzyme 742512 1.14.20.5 F146I/A120M the enzyme activity of the double mutant is reduced to a level of about 10% of the activity of the wild type enzyme and the only product generated is apigenin 742512 1.14.20.5 L311F when the purified recombinant mutant enzyme is incubated with naringenin as substrate, the ratio of 2-hydroxynaringenin to apigenin is reduced. The mutant enzyme is able to oxidize dihydrokaempferol to kaempferol with 355% of the catalytic activity relative to wild-type enzyme 742512 1.14.20.5 L311F/A120M the double mutant catalyzes the formation of 2-hydroxynaringenin and apigenin, although the ratio of these two compounds iss lower than that generated by the wild type enzyme 742512 1.14.20.5 L311F/F146I the double mutant catalyzes the formation of 2-hydroxynaringenin and apigenin, although the ratio of these two compounds iss lower than that generated by the wild type enzyme 742512 1.14.20.5 L311F/F146I/A120M the activity of the triple mutant falls to about 5% of the wild type enzyme 742512 1.14.20.5 L311F/F146I/Y240P inactive mutant 742512 1.14.20.5 L311F/F146I/Y240P/A120M inactive mutant 742512 1.14.20.5 L311F/Y240P the double mutant exhibits less flavone synthase activity than either the wild type or the Y240P single mutant enzymes 742512