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EC 1.3.99.26 Details
EC number
1.3.99.26
Accepted name
all-trans-ζ-carotene desaturase
Reaction
all-trans-ζ-carotene + 2 acceptor = all-trans-lycopene + 2 reduced acceptor (overall reaction);;(1a) all-trans-ζ-carotene + acceptor = all-trans-neurosporene + reduced acceptor;;(1b) all-trans-neurosporene + acceptor = all-trans-lycopene + reduced acceptor
Other name(s)
CrtIb,
phytoene desaturase (ambiguous),
2-step phytoene desaturase (ambiguous),
two-step phytoene desaturase (ambiguous),
CrtI (ambiguous)
Systematic name
all-trans-ζ-carotene:acceptor oxidoreductase
Comment
This enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis.
History
created 2011
EC Tree
1.3.99.9 created 1976, deleted 2002