Diapolycopene oxygenase

Updated on Jan 25, 2024

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EC number 1.14.99.44 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Diapolycopene oxygenase (EC 1.14.99.44, crtP) is an enzyme with systematic name 4,4'-diapolycopene,AH2:oxygen oxidoreductase (4,4'-hydroxylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

4,4'-diapolycopene + 4 AH₂ + 4 O₂ ⇌ 4,4'-diapolycopenedial + 4 A + 6 H₂O

Diapolycopene oxygenase is involved in the biosynthesis of C30 carotenoids such as staphyloxanthin.

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