Ecdysone oxidase

In enzymology, an ecdysone oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * ecdysone + O2 $$\rightleftharpoons$$ 3-dehydroecdysone + H2O2

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ecdysone and O2, whereas its two products are 3-dehydroecdysone and H2O2.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ecdysone:oxygen 3-oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called beta-ecdysone oxidase.