Diapolycopene oxygenase
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Diapolycopene oxygenase (EC 1.14.99.44, crtP) is an enzyme with systematic name 4,4'-diapolycopene,AH2:oxygen oxidoreductase (4,4'-hydroxylating).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- 4,4'-diapolycopene + 4 AH2 + 4 O2 4,4'-diapolycopenedial + 4 A + 6 H2O
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| EC no. | 1.14.99.44 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Diapolycopene oxygenase is involved in the biosynthesis of C30 carotenoids such as staphyloxanthin.
