Tags: Enzyme.
Pheophorbide A oxygenase (EC 1.14.12.20 pheide a monooxygenase pheide a oxygenase PAO) is an enzyme with system name pheophorbide-aNADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (biladiene-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction Pheophorbide A + NADPH + H+ + O2 red chlorophyll catabolite + NADP+Pheophorbide A oxygenase participates in chlorophyll degradation.