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EC Number: 1.14.99.60
Reaction: 6-methoxy-3-methyl-2-(all-trans-polyprenyl)-1,4-benzoquinol + a reduced acceptor + O2 = 3-demethylubiquinol + acceptor + H2O
Systematic name: 6-methoxy-3-methyl-2-(all-trans-polyprenyl)-1,4-benzoquinol,acceptor:oxygen oxidoreductase (5-hydroxylating)
Other names: 6-methoxy-3-methyl-2-(all-trans-polyprenyl)-1,4-benzoquinol 5-hydroxylase; COQ7 (gene name); clk-1 (gene name); ubiF (gene name)
Comments: The enzyme catalyses the last hydroxylation reaction during the biosynthesis of ubiquinone.