Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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- 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
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- Dioxygenase
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2005
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- Oxygenases (1968-2004)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dioxygenases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049308. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049308
- Dioxygenases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioxygenase
- Dioxygenases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5279660