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Entry
CB000143                                                            
Name
Proposed paracentrone biosynthesis pathway in sea urchin
Source organisms  
Sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus)
Starting material
CA00519: Fucoxanthin
Final product
CA00838: Paracentrone
Comment

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References
  • Ref.701 : Rachael C. Symonds, Maeve S. Kelly, Catherine Caris-Veyrat, Andrew J. Young, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 148 (2007) 432–444, "Carotenoids in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus: Occurrence of 9'-cis-echinenone as the dominant carotenoid in gonad colour determination", doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.07.012
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