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Entry
CR00162                                                            

Classification
Name
Carotenoid 5,8 epoxidase (tetatively assigned by Carotenoids DB)
Definiton
β-Carotene 5,6-epoxide = Mutatochrome
Substrate
CA00396 β-Carotene 5,6-epoxide (5,6+H, 5,6-Epoxy, beta,beta)
Product
CA00397 Mutatochrome (5,8+H, 5,8-Epoxy, beta,beta)
Comment

Structure change

Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved)
Chemical Fingerprint Changes 
(improved ver.2)
EC number

Protein Name

Organism(s) in references
Bovine corpus luteum
Data sources/References
  • Ref.630 : Anthony M. Gawienowski, Maria Stacewicz-Sapuncakis, and Raymond Longley, Journal of Lipid Research, "Biosynthesis of retinal in bovine corpus luteum"
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