nicotine biosynthesis

Siminszky B, Gavilano L, Bowen SW, Dewey RE. Conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in Nicotiana tabacum is mediated by CYP82E4, a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2005 Sep 28;102(41):14919–24. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0506581102.; Heim WG, Jelesko JG. Association of diamine oxidase and S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase in Nicotiana tabacum extracts. Plant Mol Biol. 2004 Sep;56(2):299–308. doi: 10.1007/s11103-004-3352-7. PMID: 15604745.

Metabolites

1-Methylpyrrolinium

Formula: C5H10N (84.08132)

CAS ID: 16032-02-3

CO2

Formula: CO2 (43.98983)

CAS ID: 124-38-9

D-Ribose 5-phosphate

Formula: C5H11O8P (230.0191536)

CAS ID: 4300-28-1

Diphosphate

Formula: H4P2O7 (177.9432294)

CAS ID: 2466-09-3

H+

Formula: H (1.0078246)

CAS ID: 12408-02-5

H2O

Formula: H2O (18.0105642)

CAS ID: 7732-18-5

Hydrogen peroxide

Formula: H2O2 (34.0054792)

CAS ID: 7722-84-1

Oxygen

Formula: O2 (31.98983)

CAS ID: 7782-44-7

formate

Formula: CHO2 (44.997654600000004)

CAS ID: 71-47-6

iminoaspartate

Formula: C4H3NO4 (129.0062078)

CAS ID:

nicotinate

Formula: C6H4NO2 (122.0242024)

CAS ID:

NADPH(4-)

Formula: C21H26N7O17P3 (741.0598016)

CAS ID: 53-57-6

NADP(3-)

Formula: C21H25N7O17P3 (740.051977)

CAS ID: 53-59-8



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Proteins

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