Zeta-carotene isomerase
ζ-Carotene isomerase (EC 5.2.1.12, Z-ISO, 15-cis-zeta-carotene isomerase) is an enzyme with systematic name 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene cis-trans-isomerase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene 9,9'-dicis-zeta-carotene
| ζ-Carotene isomerase | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 5.2.1.12 | ||||||||
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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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This enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis.
References
- Chen Y, Li F, Wurtzel ET (May 2010). "Isolation and characterization of the Z-ISO gene encoding a missing component of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants". Plant Physiology. 153 (1): 66–79. doi:10.1104/pp.110.153916. PMC 2862425. PMID 20335404.
- Li F, Murillo C, Wurtzel ET (June 2007). "Maize Y9 encodes a product essential for 15-cis-zeta-carotene isomerization". Plant Physiology. 144 (2): 1181–9. doi:10.1104/pp.107.098996. PMC 1914175. PMID 17434985.
External links
- Zeta-carotene+isomerase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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