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ERYTHROMYCIN C-12 HYDROXYLASE

Required for the c-12 hydroxylation of the macrolactone ring in erythromycin synthesis; mw 44 kD; from saccharopolyspora erythraea; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 1.14.- Synonym: hydroxylase eryk, eryk gene product, cytochrome p-450(eryk)