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EC | 1.14.14.158 | ||||||||||
Accepted name: | carotenoid ε hydroxylase | ||||||||||
Reaction: | (1) α-carotene + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = α-cryptoxanthin + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + H2O (2) zeinoxanthin + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = lutein + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + H2O |
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For diagram of lutein biosynthesis, click here | |||||||||||
Other name(s): | CYP97C1; LUT1; CYP97C; carotene ε-monooxygenase | ||||||||||
Systematic name: | α-carotene,[reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating) | ||||||||||
Comments: | A cytochrome P-450 (heme-thiolate) protein. | ||||||||||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB | ||||||||||
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