Methylecgonone reductase (original) (raw)

Methylecgonone reductase (EC 1.1.1.334, MecgoR (gene name)) is an enzyme with systematic name ecgonine methyl ester:NADP+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction ecgonine methyl ester + NADP+ ecgonone methyl ester + NADPH + H+ The enzyme from the plant Erythroxylum coca participates in the biosynthesis of cocaine.