The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Di-copper center containing domain from catechol oxidase
".

Functional Families

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FunFam 7: Polyphenol oxidase, chloroplastic

There are 3 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Catechol oxidase. [EC: 1.10.3.1]
2 catechol + O(2) = 2 1,2-benzoquinone + 2 H(2)O.
  • A type 3 copper protein that catalyzes exclusively the oxidation of catechols (i.e., o-diphenols) to the corresponding o-quinones.
  • The enzyme also acts on a variety of substituted catechols.
  • It is different from tyrosinase, EC 1.14.18.1, which can catalyze both the monooxygenation of monophenols and the oxidation of catechols.
2 O81103 Q9ZP19
(+)-larreatricin hydroxylase. [EC: 1.14.99.47]
(+)-larreatricin + O(2) + AH(2) = (+)-3'-hydroxylarreatricin + A + H(2)O.
  • Isolated from the plant Larrea tridentata (creosote bush).
  • The enzyme has a strong preference for the 3' position of (+)- larreatricin.
1 Q6UIL3
Aureusidin synthase. [EC: 1.21.3.6]
(1) 2',4,4',6'-tetrahydroxychalcone 4'-O-beta-glucoside + O(2) = aureusidin 6-O-beta-glucoside + H(2)O. (2) 2 2',3,4,4',6'-pentahydroxychalcone 4'-O-beta-glucoside + O(2) = 2 aureusidin 6-O-beta-glucoside + 2 H(2)O. (3) 2',3,4,4',6'-pentahydroxychalcone 4'-O-beta-glucoside + O(2) = bracteatin 6-O-beta-glucoside + H(2)O.
  • Plays a key role in the yellow coloration of flowers such as Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon).
  • The enzyme is a homolog of plant polyphenol oxidase and catalyzes two separate chemical transformations, i.e. 3-hydroxylation and oxidative cyclization (2',-dehydrogenation).
  • H(2)O(2) activates reaction (1) but inhibits reaction (2).
  • Originally considered to act on the phenol but now thought to mainly act on the 4'-O-beta-glucoside in vivo.
1 Q9FRX6