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EC | 1.3.5.5 | ||||||||
Accepted name: | 15-cis-phytoene desaturase | ||||||||
Reaction: | 15-cis-phytoene + 2 plastoquinone = 9,15,9′-tricis-ζ-carotene + 2 plastoquinol (overall reaction) (1a) 15-cis-phytoene + plastoquinone = 15,9′-dicis-phytofluene + plastoquinol (1b) 15,9′-dicis-phytofluene + plastoquinone = 9,15,9′-tricis-ζ-carotene + plastoquinol |
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For diagram of plant and cyanobacteria carotenoid biosynthesis, click here | |||||||||
Other name(s): | phytoene desaturase (ambiguous); PDS; plant-type phytoene desaturase | ||||||||
Systematic name: | 15-cis-phytoene:plastoquinone oxidoreductase | ||||||||
Comments: | This enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in plants and cyanobacteria. The enzyme from Synechococcus can also use NAD+ and NADP+ as electron acceptor under anaerobic conditions. The enzyme from Gentiana lutea shows no activity with NAD+ or NADP+ [1]. | ||||||||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB | ||||||||
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