xanthommatin reductase activity

Known as: 5,12-dihydroxanthommatin:NAD+ oxidoreductase activity

Catalysis of the reaction: 5,12-dihydroxanthommatin + NAD(+) = H(+) + NADH + xanthommatin. [EC:1.3.1.41, RHEA:13420]

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1982

T H E DARK EYE COLOR of insects is due to the accumulation of a brown pigment called insectorubin that is synthesized from…

1967

SummaryThe pigment granules in the compound eye of the blow-fly Calliphora erythrocephala were investigated by…