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Entry
CB000153                                                            

Name
2'-Isopentenyldehydro-saproaxanthin biosynthesis pathway (postulated)
Source organisms  
Rhodopirellula rubra and Rubinisphaera brasiliensis
Starting material
CA00043: Lycopene
Final product
CA01223: 2'-Isopentenyldehydrosaproxanthin
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Data sources

References
  • Ref.755 : Nicolai Kallscheuer, Catia Moreira, Ruth Airs, Carole A. Llewellyn, Sandra Wiegand, Christian Jogler and Olga M. Lage, Environmental Microbiology Reports (2019) 00(00), 00–00, "Pink- and orange-pigmented Planctomycetes produce saproxanthin-type carotenoids including a rare C45 carotenoid", doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12796
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