Concept information
Preferred term
Dioxygenases
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- 3-Hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-Dioxygenase
- 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase
- AlkB Enzymes
- Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase
- Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase
- Cysteine Dioxygenase
- Homogentisate 1,2-Dioxygenase
- Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase
- Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases
- Lipoxygenases
- Prolyl Hydroxylases
- Protocatechuate-3,4-Dioxygenase
- Tryptophan Oxygenase
Entry terms
- Dioxygenase
Scope note
- Non-heme iron-containing enzymes that incorporate two atoms of OXYGEN into the substrate. They are important in biosynthesis of FLAVONOIDS; GIBBERELLINS; and HYOSCYAMINE; and for degradation of AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS.
History note
- 2005
In other languages
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Finnish
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dioksigenaasi
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049308
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