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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
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004
1.3.99.9 created 1976, deleted 2002