Abstract.Hyoscyamine 6j3-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.11.11), the first enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway leading from hyoscyamine to scopolamine, was purified to homogeneity from cultured roots of Hyoscyamus niger. The enzyme is a monomer of 38 kDa with pI 4.6. Its amino acid composition is also reported.
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