Prolyl hydroxylase

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Prolyl hydroxylase (or procollagen-proline dioxygenase) is an enzyme involved in the production of collagen, acting to hydroxylate proline to hydroxyproline.

It requires vitamin C as a cofactor to keep Iron in the reduced state (Fe2+) but it is not stoichiometrically consumed.[1] α-ketoglutarate serves as reducing agent.

Reaction: Proline + α-ketoglutarate + O2 → 4-hydroxyproline + CO2 + succinate

It is classified under EC 1.14.11.2.

The phenolic compound ethyl protocatechuate is a prolyl 4-hydroxylase inhibitor.[2]

References

  1. ^ Myllylä, R.; Tuderman, L.; Kivirikko, K. I. (1977). "Mechanism of the prolyl hydroxylase reaction. 2. Kinetic analysis of the reaction sequence". European journal of biochemistry / FEBS 80 (2): 349–357. PMID 200425. 
  2. ^ Wang, J.; Buss, J. L.; Chen, G.; Ponka, P.; Pantopoulos, K. (2002). "The prolyl 4-hydroxylase inhibitor ethyl-3,4-dihydroxybenzoate generates effective iron deficiency in cultured cells". FEBS Letters 529 (2–3): 309–312. DOI:10.1016/S0014-5793(02)03389-6. PMID 12372619. 

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