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☀ Pathway reconstructed carotenoids:       [  Search similar carotenogenesis pathway constructing organisms  ]  

1. CA00047 (Neurosporene)
   
2. CA00081 (Spheroidene)
   
3. CA00092 (Hydroxyspheroidene)
   
4. CA00096 (Spirilloxanthin)
   
5. CA00165 (Spheroidenone)
   
6. CA00169 (Phillipsiaxanthin)
   
7. CA00171 (Hydroxyspheroidenone)

☀ Pathway unconstructed carotenoids: None
☀ Lycopene biosynthesis type: Bacterial type (Ref.639, Ref.690)

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  ☀ CA00043 (Lycopene) biosynthesis pathway

   Path: CA00189 (Prephytoene pyrophosphate (diphosphate)) -> CA00060 (Phytoene) -> CA00058 ((all-E)-Phytofluene) -> CA00051 (ζ-Carotene) -> CA00047 (Neurosporene) -> CA00043 (Lycopene)

   See: CB000005 (Bacterial and fungal pathway: CA00189 -> CA00060 -> CA00058 -> CA00051 -> CA00047 -> CA00043)

   Necessary enzymes for those reactions in theory: CrtB(2.5.1.32), CitPsy(2.5.1.32), AtPSY(2.5.1.32) (CR00277: CA00189 -> CA00060) --> Crtlb(1.3.99.28), CrtI(1.3.99.28, 1.3.99.30, 1.3.99.31), Crtlb(1.3.99.28), PDS(1.3.99.29), Crtla(1.3.99.29) (CR00389: CA00060 -> CA00058) --> CrtI(1.3.99.28, 1.3.99.30, 1.3.99.31), Crtlb(1.3.99.28), PDS(1.3.5.5, 1.3.99.29), Crtla(1.3.99.29) (CR00115: CA00058 -> CA00051) --> PDS(1.3.5.5, 1.3.99.29), CitPDS1(1.3.5.5), BoPDS(1.3.5.5), CrtI(1.3.5.6, 1.3.99.28, 1.3.99.30, 1.3.99.31), Crtlb(1.3.99.28), CrtQa(1.3.5.6), CrtQb(1.3.5.6), ZDS(1.3.5.6) (CR00136: CA00051 -> CA00047) --> CrtI(1.3.5.6, 1.3.99.30, 1.3.99.31), CrtQa(1.3.5.6), CrtQb(1.3.5.6), ZDS(1.3.5.6), Crtlb(1.3.99.26) (CR00132: CA00047 -> CA00043)




  ☀ CA00096 (Spirilloxanthin) biosynthesis pathway

   Path: CA00043 (Lycopene) -> CA00073 (Rhodopin) -> CA00070 (3,4-Dehydrorhodopin) -> CA00124 (Anhydrorhodovibrin) -> CA00091 (Rhodovibrin) -> CA00090 (Monodemethyl spirilloxanthin) -> CA00096 (Spirilloxanthin)

   See: CB000047 (Knwon path in purple bacterium: CA00043 -> CA00073 -> CA00070 -> CA00124 -> CA00091 -> CA00090 -> CA00096)

   Necessary enzymes for those reactions in theory: CrtC (CR00229: CA00043 -> CA00073) --> CrtD (CR00120: CA00073 -> CA00070) --> CrtF (CR00326: CA00070 -> CA00124) --> CrtC (CR00352: CA00124 -> CA00091) --> CrtD (CR00121: CA00091 -> CA00090) --> CrtF (CR00327: CA00090 -> CA00096)




  ☀ CA00165 (Spheroidenone) biosynthesis pathway

   Path: CA00047 (Neurosporene) -> CA00075 (Chloroxanthin) -> CA00074 (Demethylspheroidene) -> CA00081 (Spheroidene) -> CA00165 (Spheroidenone)

   See: CB000048 (Knwon path in purple nonsulfur bacterium: CA00047 -> CA00075 -> CA00074 -> CA00081 -> CA00165)

   Necessary enzymes for those reactions in theory: CrtC (CR00345: CA00047 -> CA00075) --> CrtD (CR00118: CA00075 -> CA00074) --> CrtF (CR00328: CA00074 -> CA00081) --> CrtA (CR00249: CA00081 -> CA00165)




  ☀ CA00169 (Phillipsiaxanthin) biosynthesis pathway

   Path: CA00043 (Lycopene) -> CA00073 (Rhodopin) -> CA00084 (1,1'-Dihydroxy-3,4-didehydrolycopene) -> CA00078 (Didemethylspirilloxanthin) -> CA00169 (Phillipsiaxanthin)

   See: CB000014 (Knwon path in bacterium: CA00043 -> CA00073), CB000020 (Knwon path in Rubrivivax (purple non-sulfur bacterium): CA00073 -> CA00084), CB000020 (Knwon path in Rubrivivax (purple non-sulfur bacterium): CA00084 -> CA00078), Proposed reaction (CA00078 -> CA00169)

   Necessary enzymes for those reactions in theory: CrtC (CR00229: CA00043 -> CA00073) --> unknown (CR00353: CA00073 -> CA00084) --> unknown (CR00130: CA00084 -> CA00078) --> unknown (CA00078 -> CA00169)




  ☀ CA00171 (Hydroxyspheroidenone) biosynthesis pathway

   Path: CA00047 (Neurosporene) -> CA00075 (Chloroxanthin) -> CA00074 (Demethylspheroidene) -> CA00081 (Spheroidene) -> CA00092 (Hydroxyspheroidene) -> CA00171 (Hydroxyspheroidenone)

   See: CB000049 (Knwon path in purple nonsulfur bacterium: CA00047 -> CA00075 -> CA00074 -> CA00081 -> CA00092 -> CA00171)

   Necessary enzymes for those reactions in theory: CrtC (CR00345: CA00047 -> CA00075) --> CrtD (CR00118: CA00075 -> CA00074) --> CrtF (CR00328: CA00074 -> CA00081) --> CrtC (CR00350: CA00081 -> CA00092) --> CrtA (CR00252: CA00092 -> CA00171)

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Ref.639 : Harada J, Nagashima KV, Takaichi S, Misawa N, Matsuura K, Shimada K., Plant Cell Physiol. 2001 Oct;42(10):1112-8., "Phytoene desaturase, CrtI, of the purple photosynthetic bacterium, Rubrivivax gelatinosus, produces both neurosporene and lycopene."
Ref.690 : Enfissi EM, Nogueira M, Bramley PM, Fraser PD, Plant J. 2017 Feb;89(4):774-788. doi: 10.1111/tpj.13428. Epub 2017 Feb 7., "The regulation of carotenoid formation in tomato fruit.", PMID: 27865019 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13428

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