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Monocyclic monoterpene ketone monooxygenase

Monocyclic monoterpene ketone monooxygenase (, 1-hydroxy-2-oxolimonene 1,2-monooxygenase, dihydrocarvone 1,2-monooxygenase, MMKMO) is an enzyme with systematic name (-)-menthone,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the several chemical reaction, for example the conversion of (–)-menthone to mentholactone:

This enzyme is a flavoprotein of Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase type, which uses molecular oxygen as oxidant and incorporates one of its atoms into the starting material. It can act on a variety of monoterpene ketones and cyclohexanones.

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