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Entry
CR00016                                                            

Classification
Name
15-cis-phytoene desaturase; 15,9'-Dicis-phytofluene:plastoquinone oxidoreductase
Definiton
15,9'-dicis-Phytofluene + plastoquinone = 9,15,9'-tricis-ζ-Carotene + plastoquinol
Substrate
CA00059 (9Z,15Z)-Phytofluene (9Z, 15Z, 7,8+H, 11,12+H, 7',8'+H, psi,psi)
Product
CA00053 (9Z,15Z,9'Z)-ζ-Carotene (9Z, 15Z, 9'Z, 7,8+H, 7',8'+H, psi,psi)
Comment
Photoisomerization (Ref.541).
Structure change

Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved)
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved ver.2)
EC number
1.3.5.5
Protein Name
PDS(1.3.5.5)
Organism(s) in references
Land plants
Data sources/References
  • Ref.541 : Jürgen Breitenbach, Gerhard Sandmann, Planta, March 2005, Volume 220, Issue 5, pp 785-793, "ζ-Carotene cis isomers as products and substrates in the plant poly-cis carotenoid biosynthetic pathway to lycopene"
  • Links to other DB
    KEGG REACTION: R09654
    KEGG ORTHOLOGY: K02293()
    KEGG ENZYME: 1.3.5.5
    BRENDA: 1.3.5.5
    IUBMB: 1.3.5.5

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