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Beta carotene 15,15' dioxygenase

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EC number
  
1.13.11.63

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

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IntEnz view

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MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.63, blh (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name beta-carotene:oxygen 15,15'-dioxygenase (bond-cleaving). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

beta-carotene + O2 ⇌ 2 all-trans-retinal

Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase contains Fe2+.

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Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase Wikipedia
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