Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology β-carotene 1515′-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.99.36) is an enzyme that catalyzes the biological reactionβ-carotene + O2 → 2retinalThis is a cleavage reaction which cleaves β-carotene utilizes molecular oxygen is enhanced by the presence of bile salts and thyroxine and generates two molecules of retinal.