Entry
Name
zeaxanthin 4-ketolase;
BKT (ambiguous);
crtW148 (gene name)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen;
Miscellaneous
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
zeaxanthin,donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (adonixanthin-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
(1) zeaxanthin + 2 reduced acceptor + 2 O2 = adonixanthin + 2 acceptor + 3 H2O [RN:
R07571 ];
(2) adonixanthin + 2 reduced acceptor + 2 O2 = (3S,3'S)-astaxanthin + 2 acceptor + 3 H2O [RN:
R07573 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
The enzyme has a similar activity to that of EC
1.14.99.63 , beta-carotene 4-ketolase, but unlike that enzyme is able to also act on zeaxanthin.
History
EC 1.14.99.64 created 2018
Pathway
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K09836 beta-carotene/zeaxanthin 4-ketolase
Genes
VCN : VOLCADRAFT_127303(cbk1)
CMP : Cha6605_0315 Cha6605_4514 Cha6605_5744
SFRI : RBJ76_18910 RBJ76_18920 RBJ76_21200(crtW) RBJ76_28325
GLP : Glo7428_2965 Glo7428_3135
GDU : P0S91_03570 P0S91_20390
SYP : SYNPCC7002_A2809(crtW)
SYNN : NIES970_00110(crtW)
NPU : Npun_F4798 Npun_F5919
NCW : NIES2107_29470 NIES2107_70850
ANN : EH233_18150 EH233_26505
AEE : IM676_10055 IM676_10090
CALN : NIES2098_00100 NIES2098_59210
TOQ : HCG51_00755 HCG51_17065
TTQ : NIES37_32330 NIES37_64410
ALAX : NIES50_22160 NIES50_54250
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Zhong YJ, Huang JC, Liu J, Li Y, Jiang Y, Xu ZF, Sandmann G, Chen F
Title
Functional characterization of various algal carotenoid ketolases reveals that ketolating zeaxanthin efficiently is essential for high production of astaxanthin in transgenic Arabidopsis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Huang J, Zhong Y, Sandmann G, Liu J, Chen F
Title
Cloning and selection of carotenoid ketolase genes for the engineering of high-yield astaxanthin in plants.
Journal
Sequence
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