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Entry
CR00396                                                            

Classification
Name
Diatoxanthin epoxidase (DEP)
Definiton
Diatoxanthin = Diadinoxanthin
Substrate
CA00324 Diatoxanthin (7,8--H, 3-OH, 3'-OH, beta,beta)
Product
CA00404 Diadinoxanthin (7',8'--H, 5,6+H, 3-OH, 3'-OH, 5,6-Epoxy, beta,beta)
Comment
Xanthophyll cycle
Structure change

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

Protein Name
ZEP1, ZEP2, ZEP3
Organism(s) in references
Diatoms, Haptophyceae
Data sources/References
  • Ref.634 : Paulina Kuczynska, Malgorzata Jemiola-Rzeminska and Kazimierz Strzalka, Mar. Drugs 2015, 13, 5847-5881, "Photosynthetic Pigments in Diatoms", doi:10.3390/md13095847
  • Ref.526 : Takaichi S., Mar. Drugs 2011, 9, 1101-1118; "Carotenoids in Algae: Distributions, Biosyntheses and Functions", doi:10.3390/md9061101
  • Ref.633 : Koji Mikami and Masashi Hosokawa, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2013, 14, 13763-13781, "Biosynthetic Pathway and Health Benefits of Fucoxanthin, an Algae-Specific Xanthophyll in Brown Seaweeds", doi:10.3390/ijms140713763
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