CYP71D15

Cytochrome P450 71D15

498 amino acids

Hydroxylates (-)-(4S)-limonene to (-)-trans-isopiperitenol, a precursor of (-)-menthol, responsible for the cooling sensation of peppermint. Fluorinated substrate analogs are hydroxylated with the same regio- and stereochemistry.

Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family.

56.532 kDa

MELLQLWSALIILVVTYTISLLINQWRKPKPQGKFPPGPPKLPLIGHLHLLWGKLPQHALASVAKEYGPVAHVQLGEVFSVVLSSREATKEAMKLVDPACANRFESIGTRIMWYDNEDIIFSPYSEHWRQMRKICVSELLSSRNVRSFGFIRQDEVSRLLRHLRSSAGAAVDMTERIETLTCSIICRAAFGSVIRDNAELVGLVKDALSMASGFELADMFPSSKLLNLLCWNKSKLWRMRRRVDTILEAIVDEHKFKKSGEFGGEDIIDVLFRMQKDTQIKVPITTNSIKAFIFDTFSAGTETSSTTTLWVLAELMRNPAVMAKAQAEVRAALKEKTNWDVDDVQELKYMKSVVKETMRMHPPIPLIPRSCREECVVNGYTIPNKARIMINVWSMGRNPLYWEKPDTFWPERFDQVSKDFMGNDFEFVPFGAGRRICPGLNFGLANVEVPLAQLLYHFDWKLAEGMKPSDMDMSEAEGLTGILKNNLLLVPTPYDPSS