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Entry
CR00398                                                            

Classification
Name
15-cis-phytoene desaturase; 15-Cis-phytoene:plastoquinone oxidoreductase
Definiton
Phytoene = 15Z-Phytofluene
Substrate
CA00060 Phytoene (15Z, 7,8+H, 11,12+H, 7',8'+H, 11',12'+H, psi,psi)
Product
CA00057 Phytofluene (15Z, 7,8+H, 11,12+H, 7',8'+H, psi,psi)
Comment

Structure change

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

Protein Name

Organism(s) in references
Capsicum annuum. (Ref.644)
Data sources/References
  • Ref.644 : Philippe HUGUENEY, Susanne ROMER, Marcel KUNTZ and Bilal CAMARA, Eur. J. Biochem. 209.399-407 (1992) , "Characterization and molecular cloning of a flavoprotein catalyzing the synthesis of phytofluene and ΞΆ-carotene in Capsicum chromoplasts "
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