FEATURES

FAMILY

oxygen-dependent FAD-linked oxidoreductase family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as CKX1_MAIZE, CKX1. Catalyzes the oxidation of cytokinins, a family of N(6)-substituted adenine derivatives that are plant hormones, where the substituent is an isopentenyl group. Cleaves zeatin, isopentenyladenine, isopentenyladenosine, zeatin riboside and cis-zeatin, but not dihydrozeatin, kinetin and benzylaminopurine. Monomer.

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification

CKX1

Cytokinin dehydrogenase 1

CKX1

Molecular Synopsis