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.
© 2018 The American Society of Photobiology.
MeSH terms
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Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / metabolism
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Carboxy-Lyases / metabolism*
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Catalysis
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Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase / metabolism*
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Fatty Acids / metabolism*
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NADP / metabolism*
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Niacinamide / metabolism
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Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors / metabolism*
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Photochemical Processes*
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Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / metabolism
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Vitamin B 12 / metabolism
Substances
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Fatty Acids
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Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins
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Niacinamide
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NADP
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Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors
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protochlorophyllide reductase
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Carboxy-Lyases
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Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase
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Carbon-Oxygen Ligases
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chlorophyll synthetase
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Vitamin B 12