Dopachrome is transformed to DHICA by DCT

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R-HSA-5662660
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
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Dopachrome is converted to DHICA by DCT (Dopachrome tautomerase, Tyrosinase-related protein 2) (Tsukamoto et al. 1992, Kroumpouzos et al. 1994, Bouchard et al. 1994).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
8048919 Functional analysis of the slaty gene product (TRP2) as dopachrome tautomerase and the effect of a point mutation on its catalytic function

Kroumpouzos, G, Hearing, VJ, Kobayashi, T, Urabe, K, Sakai, C

Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 1994
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oxidoreductase activity of DCT:2xZn2+ [melanosome membrane]

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