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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[edit]
- ^ Wei J, Shao W, Cao M, Ge J, Yang P, Chen L, Wang X, Kang L (January 2019). "Phenylacetonitrile in locusts facilitates an antipredator defense by acting as an olfactory aposematic signal and cyanide precursor". Science Advances. 5 (1): eaav5495. Bibcode:2019SciA....5.5495W. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav5495. PMC 6357733. PMID 30746481.
- ^ "Cytochrome P450 [Locusta migratoria]". NCBI Protein. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.