EC number 1.2.1.82 | ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc | |
Beta-apo-4'-carotenal oxygenase (EC 1.2.1.82, beta-apo-4'-carotenal dehydrogenase, YLO-1, carD (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 4'-apo-beta,psi-carotenal:NAD+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:
4'-apo-beta,psi-caroten-4'-al + NAD+ + H2O
Neurosporaxanthin is responsible for the orange color of Neurospora.
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