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Entry
CR00036                                                            
Classification
Name
torulene:oxygen 4',5'-oxidoreductase (bond-cleaving)
Definiton
Torulene + O2 = β-Apo-4'-carotenal;
+ 3-methylbut-2-enal;
Torulene + O2 = 4'-Apo-beta,psi-caroten-4'-al + 3-Methyl-2-butenal
Substrate
CA00190 Torulene (3',4'--H, beta,psi)
Product
CA01062 β-Apo-4'-carotenal (4'-apo, 4'-al, beta,psi)
Comment

Structure change

Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved)
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved ver.2)
EC number
1.13.11.59
Protein Name
CAO-2
Organism(s) in references
Neurospora crassa
Data sources/References
  • Ref.556 : Saelices L, Youssar L, Holdermann I, Al-Babili S, Avalos J., Mol Genet Genomics. 2007 Nov;278(5):527-37. Epub 2007 Jul 4., PMID: 17610084 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-007-0269-2, "Identification of the gene responsible for torulene cleavage in the Neurospora carotenoid pathway."
  • Ref.563 : Alejandro F. Estradaa, Dominic Maierb, Daniel Scherzinger, Javier Avalosa, Salim Al-Babili, Fungal Genetics and Biology, Volume 45, Issue 11, November 2008, Pages 1497–1505, doi:10.1016/j.fgb.2008.09.001, "Novel apocarotenoid intermediates in Neurospora crassa mutants imply a new biosynthetic reaction sequence leading to neurosporaxanthin formation"
    • Links to other DB
    KEGG REACTION: R09782
    KEGG ORTHOLOGY: K17842()
    KEGG ENZYME: 1.13.11.59
    BRENDA: 1.13.11.59
    IUBMB: 1.13.11.59

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