Literature summary extracted from

Araya-Garay, J.M.; Feijoo-Siota, L.; Veiga-Crespo, P.; Villa, T.G.
cDNA cloning of a novel gene codifying for the enzyme lycopene beta-cyclase from Ficus carica and its expression in Escherichia coli (2011), Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 92, 769-777.

Cloned(Commentary)

EC Number	Cloned (Comment)	Organism
5.5.1.19	gene Lyc-beta, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparison and phylogenetic tree, expression in Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3) leading to pigmentation of the transgenic bacteria, strongest at 28°C in the dark	Ficus carica

Molecular Weight [Da]

EC Number	Molecular Weight [Da]	Molecular Weight Maximum [Da]	Comment	Organism
5.5.1.19	56000	-	x * 56000, recombinant enzyme, SDS-PAGE	Ficus carica

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number	Natural Substrates	Organism	Comment (Nat. Sub.)	Natural Products	Comment (Nat. Pro.)	Rev.	Reac.
5.5.1.19	lycopene	Ficus carica	beta-LCY acts sequentially on both ends of lycopene, originating beta-carotene as a final product and gamma-carotene as an intermediate	beta-carotene	-	?

Organism

EC Number	Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
5.5.1.19	Ficus carica	F1JUS7	gene Lyc-beta	-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number	Substrates	Comment Substrates	Organism	Products	Comment (Products)	Rev.	Reac.
5.5.1.19	lycopene	beta-LCY acts sequentially on both ends of lycopene, originating beta-carotene as a final product and gamma-carotene as an intermediate	Ficus carica	beta-carotene	-	?
5.5.1.19	lycopene	beta-LCY acts sequentially on both ends of lycopene, originating beta-carotene as a final product and gamma-carotene as an intermediate. Lycopene is red, whereas beta-carotene is orange/yellow	Ficus carica	beta-carotene	-	?

Subunits

EC Number	Subunits	Comment	Organism
5.5.1.19	?	x * 56000, recombinant enzyme, SDS-PAGE	Ficus carica

Synonyms

EC Number	Synonyms	Comment	Organism
5.5.1.19	beta-LCY	-	Ficus carica

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Release 2023.1 (January 2023)