Phytoene desaturase (lycopene-forming)
Phytoene desaturase (lycopene-forming) (EC 1.3.99.31, 4-step phytoene desaturase, four-step phytoene desaturase, phytoene desaturase (ambiguous), CrtI (ambiguous)) is an enzyme with systematic name 15-cis-phytoene:acceptor oxidoreductase (lycopene-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- 15-cis-phytoene + 4 acceptor all-trans-lycopene + 4 reduced acceptor (overall reaction)
- (1a) 15-cis-phytoene + acceptor all-trans-phytofluene + reduced acceptor
- (1b) all-trans-phytofluene + acceptor all-trans-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
- (1c) all-trans-zeta-carotene + acceptor all-trans-neurosporene + reduced acceptor:
- (1d) all-trans-neurosporene + acceptor all-trans-lycopene + reduced acceptor
This enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis.
References
- ↑ Fraser, P.D., Misawa, N., Linden, H., Yamano, S., Kobayashi, K. and Sandmann, G. (1992). "Expression in Escherichia coli, purification, and reactivation of the recombinant Erwinia uredovora phytoene desaturase". J. Biol. Chem. 267: 19891–19895. PMID 1400305.
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