| isoquinoline 1-oxidoreductase | <enzyme> A molybdenum-containing hydroxylase from pseudomonas diminuta; catalyses the hydroxylation of isoquinoline to 1-oxo-1,2-dihydroisoquinoline with concomitant reduction of a suitable electron acceptor; mw 95 kD Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- Synonym: isoquinoline 1-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| isoquinoline | A group of compounds with the heterocyclic ring structure of benzo(c)pyridine. The ring structure is characteristic of the group of opium alkaloids such as papaverine. 1. <chemistry> Benzo[c]pyridine; ring structure is characteristic of the group of opium alkaloids represented by papaverine. 2. A class of alkaloids containing the isoquinoline ring structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
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