Non-heme iron-containing enzymes that incorporate two atoms of OXYGEN into the substrate. They are important in biosynthesis of FLAVONOIDS; GIBBERELLINS; and HYOSCYAMINE; and for degradation of AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D049308
altLabel
Dioxygenase
AQL
AD AE AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UL UR
cui
C0599874
DC
1
definition
Non-heme iron-containing enzymes that incorporate two atoms of OXYGEN into the substrate. They are important in biosynthesis of FLAVONOIDS; GIBBERELLINS; and HYOSCYAMINE; and for degradation of AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS.