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Entry
CB000022                                                            
Name
Spheroidene biosynthesis pathway
Source organisms  
Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Starting material
CA00047: Neurosporene
Final product
CA00165: Spheroidenone
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Data sources
References
  • Ref.208 : M Albrecht, A Ruther, G Sandmann, J. Bacteriol. December 1997 vol. 179 no. 23 7462-7467, "Purification and biochemical characterization of a hydroxyneurosporene desaturase involved in the biosynthetic pathway of the carotenoid spheroidene in Rhodobacter sphaeroides."
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