ID 1.14.13.79 DE Ent-kaurenoic acid oxidase. CA (1) Ent-kaur-16-en-19-oate + NADPH + O(2) = ent-7-alpha-hydroxykaur-16- CA en-19-oate + NADP(+) + H(2)O. CA (2) Ent-7-alpha-hydroxykaur-16-en-19-oate + NADPH + O(2) = gibberellin CA A(12) aldehyde + NADP(+) + 2 H(2)O. CA (3) Gibberellin A(12) aldehyde + NADPH + O(2) = gibberellin A(12) + CA NADP(+) + H(2)O. CC -!- Requires cytochrome P450. CC -!- Catalyzes three sucessive oxidations of ent-kaurenoic acid. CC -!- The second step includes a ring-B contraction giving the gibbane CC skeleton. CC -!- In Cucurbita maxima, ent-6-alpha,7-alpha-dihydroxykaur-16-en-19-oate CC is also formed. PR PROSITE; PDOC00081; DR O23051, KAO1_ARATH ; Q9AXH9, KAO1_HORVU ; Q9C5Y2, KAO2_ARATH ; //