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Literature summary for 1.3.99.29 extracted from

  • Iniesta, A.A.; Cervantes, M.; Murillo, F.J.
    Cooperation of two carotene desaturases in the production of lycopene in Myxococcus xanthus (2007), FEBS J., 274, 4306-4314.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
expression in Escherichia coli Myxococcus xanthus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
15-cis-phytoene + 2 acceptor Myxococcus xanthus involved in carotenoid biosynthesis all-trans-zeta-carotene + 2 reduced acceptor
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Myxococcus xanthus
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Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
15-cis-phytoene + 2 acceptor = all-trans-zeta-carotene + 2 reduced acceptor overall reaction Myxococcus xanthus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
15-cis-phytoene + 2 acceptor
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Myxococcus xanthus all-trans-zeta-carotene + 2 reduced acceptor
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15-cis-phytoene + 2 acceptor involved in carotenoid biosynthesis Myxococcus xanthus all-trans-zeta-carotene + 2 reduced acceptor
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15-cis-phytoene + acceptor
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Myxococcus xanthus all-trans-phytofluene + reduced acceptor
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all-trans-phytofluene + acceptor
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Myxococcus xanthus all-trans-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
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additional information in vitro Crtla also catalyzes the converion of cis-zeta-carotene into neurosporene. No activity with trans-neurosporene Myxococcus xanthus ?
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Crtla
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Myxococcus xanthus

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
malfunction Crtla deletion mutant, absence of CrtIa blocks the synthesis of colored carotenoids, indicating an early role in carotenogenesis Myxococcus xanthus