General Information of Drug-Metabolizing Enzyme (DME) (ID: DEZWDKE)

DME Name NADPH-dependent curcumin reductase (curA)
Synonyms NADPH-dependent curcumin/dihydrocurcumin reductase; b1449; JW5907; curA; yncB
Gene Name curA
UniProt ID
CURA_ECOLI
INTEDE ID
DME1077
3D Structure
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2D Sequence (FASTA)
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3D Structure (PDB)
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Gene ID
946012
EC Number EC: 1.3.1.-
Oxidoreductase
CH-CH donor oxidoreductase
NAD/NADP acceptor oxidoreductase
EC: 1.3.1.-
Lineage Species: Escherichia coli
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Escherichia
Species: Escherichia coli
Tissue Distribution Primarily distributed in human gut.
Sequence
MGQQKQRNRRWVLASRPHGAPVPENFRLEEDDVATPGEGQVLLRTVYLSLDPYMRGRMSD
EPSYSPPVDIGGVMVGGTVSRVVESNHPDYQSGDWVLGYSGWQDYDISSGDDLVKLGDHP
QNPSWSLGVLGMPGFTAYMGLLDIGQPKEGETLVVAAATGPVGATVGQIGKLKGCRVVGV
AGGAEKCRHATEVLGFDVCLDHHADDFAEQLAKACPKGIDIYYENVGGKVFDAVLPLLNT
SARIPVCGLVSSYNATELPPGPDRLPLLMATVLKKRIRLQGFIIAQDYGHRIHEFQREMG
QWVKEDKIHYREEITDGLENAPQTFIGLLKGKNFGKVVIRVAGDD
Function
This enzyme catalyzes the metal-independent reduction of curcumin to dihydrocurcumin (DHC) as an intermediate product, followed by further reduction to tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) as an end product. And the enzyme also acts on 3-octene-2-one, 3-hepten-2-one, resveratrol, and trans-2-octenal.

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This DME

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2 Clinical Trial Drug(s) Metabolized by This DME
Drug Name Drug ID Indication ICD 11 Highest Status REF
Curcumin DMQPH29 Solid tumour/cancer 2A00-2F9Z Phase 3 [1]
Resveratrol DM3RWXL Giant cell arteritis 4A44.2 Phase 3 [1]

References

1 Discovery of the curcumin metabolic pathway involving a unique enzyme in an intestinal microorganism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Apr 19;108(16):6615-20.