| Entry |
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| Name |
15-cis-phytoene desaturase;
phytoene desaturase (ambiguous);
PDS;
plant-type phytoene desaturase
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| Class |
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-CH group of donors;
With a quinone or related compound as acceptor
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| Sysname |
15-cis-phytoene:plastoquinone oxidoreductase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
15-cis-phytoene + 2 plastoquinone = 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + 2 plastoquinol (overall reaction) [RN: R09652];
(1a) 15-cis-phytoene + plastoquinone = 15,9'-dicis-phytofluene + plastoquinol [RN: R09653];
(1b) 15,9'-dicis-phytofluene + plastoquinone = 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + plastoquinol [RN: R09654]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
15-cis-phytoene [CPD: C05421];
plastoquinone [CPD: C02061];
15,9'-dicis-phytofluene [CPD: C19765]
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| Product |
9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene [CPD: C19764];
plastoquinol [CPD: C16693];
15,9'-dicis-phytofluene [CPD: C19765]
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| Comment |
This enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in plants and cyanobacteria. The enzyme from Synechococcus can also use NAD+ and NADP+ as electron acceptor under anaerobic conditions. The enzyme from Gentiana lutea shows no activity with NAD+ or NADP+ [1].
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| History |
EC 1.3.5.5 created 2011
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| Pathway |
| Carotenoid biosynthesis | | Metabolic pathways | | Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites |
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| Orthology |
| 15-cis-phytoene desaturase |
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| Genes |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Breitenbach J, Zhu C, Sandmann G |
| Title |
Bleaching herbicide norflurazon inhibits phytoene desaturase by competition with the cofactors. |
| Journal |
J. Agric. Food. Chem. 49 (2001) 5270-2. |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Schneider C, Boger P, Sandmann G |
| Title |
Phytoene desaturase: heterologous expression in an active state, purification, and biochemical properties. |
| Journal |
Protein. Expr. Purif. 10 (1997) 175-9. |
| Sequence |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Fraser PD, Linden H, Sandmann G |
| Title |
Purification and reactivation of recombinant Synechococcus phytoene desaturase from an overexpressing strain of Escherichia coli. |
| Journal |
Biochem. J. 291 ( Pt 3) (1993) 687-92. |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Breitenbach J, Sandmann G |
| Title |
zeta-Carotene cis isomers as products and substrates in the plant poly-cis carotenoid biosynthetic pathway to lycopene. |
| Journal |
Planta. 220 (2005) 785-93. |
| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: |