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Entry
CR00401                                                            

Classification
Name

Definiton
Lycopersene = trans-Phytoene
Substrate
CA00069 Lycopersene (7,8+H, 11,12+H, 15,15'+H, 7',8'+H, 11',12'+H, psi,psi)
Product
CA00061 (all-E)-Phytoene (all-E, 7,8+H, 11,12+H, 7',8'+H, 11',12'+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
Mycobacterium sp. ?
Data sources/References
  • Ref.649 : Donald E. Gregonis and Hans C. Rilling, Biochemistry, 1974, 13 (7), pp 1538–1542, "Stereochemistry of trans-phytoene synthesis. Lycopersene as a carotene precursor and a mechanism for the synthesis of cis- and trans-phytoene", DOI: 10.1021/bi00704a033
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