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Entry
CB000106
Name
Canthaxanthin biosynthesis pathway III (Postulated pathway)
Source organisms
Brevibacterium sp. KY-43131
Starting material
CA00043
: Lycopene
Final product
CA00471
: Canthaxanthin
Comment
CA00043: Lycopene
CA00191: γ-Carotene
CA00309: β-Carotene
CA00372: Isocryptoxanthin
CA00462: Echinenone
CA00476: 4'-Hydroxyechinenone
CA00471: Canthaxanthin
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References
Ref.647 : L. K. HSIEH, TUNG-CHING LEE, C. 0. CHICHESTER, AND K. L. SIMPSON, JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, May 1974, p. 385-393, American Society for Microbiology, "Biosynthesis of Carotenoids in Brevibacterium sp. KY-43131"
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