Photoenzymes and Related Topics: An Update

Photochem Photobiol. 2018 May;94(3):459-465. doi: 10.1111/php.12892. Epub 2018 Mar 30.

Abstract

Photoenzymes are enzymes that catalyze photochemical reactions. For a long time, it was believed that only two types of photoenzymes exist: light-dependent NADPH:protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase and photolyase. However, other photoenzymes have now been discovered, most recently fatty acid photodecarboxylase.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / metabolism
  • Carboxy-Lyases / metabolism*
  • Catalysis
  • Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase / metabolism*
  • Fatty Acids / metabolism*
  • NADP / metabolism*
  • Niacinamide / metabolism
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors / metabolism*
  • Photochemical Processes*
  • Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / metabolism
  • Vitamin B 12 / metabolism

Substances

  • Fatty Acids
  • Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins
  • Niacinamide
  • NADP
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors
  • protochlorophyllide reductase
  • Carboxy-Lyases
  • Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase
  • Carbon-Oxygen Ligases
  • chlorophyll synthetase
  • Vitamin B 12