This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on X-H and Y-H to form an X-Y bond with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (S)-reticuline:oxygen oxidoreductase (methylene-bridge-forming). Other names in common use include BBE, berberine bridge enzyme, berberine-bridge-forming enzyme, and tetrahydroprotoberberine synthase. This enzyme participates in alkaloid biosynthesis i.
References
Steffens P, Nagakura N, Zenk MH (1984). "The berberine bridge forming enzyme in tetrahydroprotoberberine biosynthesis". Tetrahedron Lett. 25 (9): 951–952. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80070-8.