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Literature summary for 1.3.5.5 extracted from

  • Li, Z.H.; Matthews, P.D.; Burr, B.; Wurtzel, E.T.
    Cloning and characterization of a maize cDNA encoding phytoene desaturase, an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway (1996), Plant Mol. Biol., 30, 269-279.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
expression in Escherichia coli Zea mays

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
15-cis-phytoene + acceptor Zea mays phytoene desaturase is an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Zea mays P49086
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
endosperm
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 Zea mays
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
15-cis-phytoene + acceptor
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 Zea mays 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
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15-cis-phytoene + acceptor phytoene desaturase is an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Zea mays 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
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Expression

Organism Comment Expression
Zea mays Pds is constitutively expressed. Endosperm carotenogenesis is not regulated by increasing the level of phytoene desaturase transcripts additional information

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function phytoene desaturase is an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Zea mays