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Literature summary for 1.3.5.5 extracted from

  • Wetzel, C.M.; Rodermel, S.R.
    Regulation of phytoene desaturase expression is independent of leaf pigment content in Arabidopsis thaliana (1998), Plant Mol. Biol., 37, 1045-1053.
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
15-cis-phytoene + 2 plastoquinone Arabidopsis thaliana phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + 2 plastoquinol
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Arabidopsis thaliana
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Columbia ecotype
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
15-cis-phytoene + 2 plastoquinone phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Arabidopsis thaliana 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + 2 plastoquinol
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Expression

Organism Comment Expression
Arabidopsis thaliana there is no significant induction of phytoene desaturase gene expression specific to white tissue, indicating that phytoene desaturase expression is independent of the pigment status of the cells additional information

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Arabidopsis thaliana