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Entry
CB000122
Name
Alternative pathway of β-carotene biosynthesis pathway in Flavobacterium
Source organisms
Flavobacterium R1519 and in some microorganisms
Starting material
CA00058
: (all-E)-Phytofluene
Final product
CA00309
: β-Carotene
Comment
CA00058: (all-E)-Phytofluene
CA01128: Asymmetric 9Z-ζ-carotene
CA00047: Neurosporene
CA00194: β-Zeacarotene
CA00191: γ-Carotene
CA00309: β-Carotene
Data sources
References
Ref.661 : John C. B. Mcdermott, David J. Brown, George Britton, and Trevor W. Goodwin, Biochemi. J. (1974) Vol. 144, pp. 231-243, "Alternative Pathways of Zeaxanthin Biosynthesis in a Flavobacterium Species"
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