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EC 1.3.5.6 Details
EC number
1.3.5.6
Accepted name
9,9′-dicis-ζ-carotene desaturase
Reaction
9,9′-dicis-ζ-carotene + 2 quinone = 7,9,7′,9′-tetracis-lycopene + 2 quinol (overall reaction);;(1a) 9,9′-dicis-ζ-carotene + a quinone = 7,9,9′-tricis-neurosporene + a quinol;;(1b) 7,9,9′-tricis-neurosporene + a quinone = 7,9,7′,9′-tetracis-lycopene + a quinol
Other name(s)
ζ-carotene desaturase, ZDS
Systematic name
9,9′-dicis-ζ-corotene:quinone oxidoreductase
Comment
This enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in plants and cyanobacteria.
History
created 1999 as EC 1.14.99.30, transferred 2011 to EC 1.3.5.6
EC Tree
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004