Biology:CYP305M2
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Short description: Gene of the migratory locust involved in synthesizing phenylacetonitrile
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| Symbol | CYP305M2 | ||||||
| UniProt | A0A410UD22 | ||||||
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| EC number | 1.14.-.- | ||||||
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CYP305M2 (formerly called LM16181) is a cytochrome P450 enzyme found in migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) that catalyzes the key step of biosynthesis of phenylacetonitrile (PAN).[1][2] PAN in turn is used as an aposematic chemical defense against predators.
References
- ↑ "Phenylacetonitrile in locusts facilitates an antipredator defense by acting as an olfactory aposematic signal and cyanide precursor". Science Advances 5 (1): eaav5495. January 2019. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav5495. PMID 30746481. Bibcode: 2019SciA....5.5495W.
- ↑ "Cytochrome P450 [Locusta migratoria"]. NCBI Protein. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/1562184486.
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