EC Number |
Natural Substrates |
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1.14.14.B11 | (R)-nicotine + O2 + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 |
isoforms CYP82E4, CYP82E5v2, and CYP82E10 demethylate (R)-nicotine 3, 10, and 10fold faster than (S)-nicotine, respectively |
1.14.14.B11 | (S)-nicotine + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 |
- |
1.14.14.B11 | (S)-nicotine + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 |
CYP82E4 selectively demethylates (S)-nicotine |
1.14.14.B11 | (S)-nicotine + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 |
only isoform CYP82E4 can significantly convert (S)-nicotine to (S)-nornicotine |
1.14.14.B11 | nicotine + NADPH + H+ |
- |
1.14.14.B11 | nicotine + NADPH + O2 + H+ |
demethylates nicotine to form nornicotine, a precursor to the nitrosamine N'-nitrosonornicotine |
1.14.14.B11 | nicotine + O2 + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 |
- |
1.14.14.B11 | nicotine + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 |
- |
1.14.14.B11 | nicotine + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 |
nornicotine is a secondary tobacco alkaloid that is produced by the N-demethylation of nicotine. Nornicotine production and accumulation in tobacco are undesirable because nornicotine serves as the precursor in the synthesis of the carcinogen N-nitrosonornicotine during the curing and processing of tobacco |