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Literature summary for 1.13.11.59 extracted from

  • Prado-Cabrero, A.; Estrada, A.F.; Al-Babill, S.; Avalos, J.
    Identification and biochemical characterization of a novel carotenoid oxygenase: elucidation of the cleavage step in the Fusarium carotenoid pathway (2007), Mol. Microbiol., 64, 448-460.
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Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
G71D mutant strain accumulates torulene and is not able to produce neurosporaxanthin Fusarium fujikuroi
additional information expression of carT in lycopene-accumulating Escherichia coli cells results in the formation of minor amounts of apocarotenoids, but no enzymatic activity is observed in beta-carotene-accumulating cells Fusarium fujikuroi

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Fusarium fujikuroi A1KQY3
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
beta-apo-10'-carotenal + O2
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Fusarium fujikuroi retinal + 3-methylbut-2-enal i.e. beta-apo-15'-carotenal ?
beta-apo-8'-carotenal + O2
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Fusarium fujikuroi beta-apo-14'-carotenal + 3-methylbut-2-enal
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?
beta-apo-8'-lycopenal + O2
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Fusarium fujikuroi crocetindial + ? main product. Substrate contains both a non-oxygenated tail and an aldehyde end group, reaction leads mainly to the dialdehyde ?
additional information cleavage at the third double bond from the uncycled tail of substrate. No substrate: bicyclic carotenes Fusarium fujikuroi ?
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?
torulene + O2
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Fusarium fujikuroi beta-apo-4'-carotenal + 3-methylbut-2-enal efficient cleavage in vitro ?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
CarT
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Fusarium fujikuroi

Expression

Organism Comment Expression
Fusarium fujikuroi mRNA accumulates following light exposure to reach a maximum approximately 1 h after illumination onset additional information