Linolenate 9R-lipoxygenase

Linolenate 9R-lipoxygenase (EC 1.13.11.61, NspLOX, (9R)-LOX, linoleate 9R-dioxygenase) is an enzyme with systematic name alpha-linolenate:oxygen (9R)-oxidoreductase.^[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

alpha-linolenate + O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (9R,10E,12Z,15Z)-9-hydroperoxyoctadeca-10,12,15-trienoate

Linolenate 9R-lipoxygenase
Identifiers
EC no.	1.13.11.61
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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In cyanobacteria the enzyme is involved in oxylipin biosynthesis.