RXN-11681

Reaction RXN-8025

• direction:
  • left-to-right
• synonymous:
  • β-carotene 3,3′-monooxygenase
  • crtz

Reaction formula

• 1 CPD1F-129[c] + 1 OXYGEN-MOLECULE[c] + 2 PROTON[c] + 2 Reduced-ferredoxins[c] => 1 CPD-7409[c] + 2 Oxidized-ferredoxins[c] + 1 WATER[c]

Gene(s) associated with this reaction

• Gene: SJ07227
  • Category: manual
    • Source: sjap, Tool: unknown-tool, Assignment: n.a, Comment: transformation of diatoxanthin into diadinoxanthin (second cycle of xanthophylls)
• Gene: SJ07228
  • Category: manual
    • Source: sjap, Tool: unknown-tool, Assignment: n.a, Comment: transformation of diatoxanthin into diadinoxanthin (second cycle of xanthophylls)

Pathway(s)

• PWY-7638, echinenone and zeaxanthin biosynthesis (Synechocystis):
  • 2 reactions found over 4 reactions in the full pathway
• PWY-5944, zeaxanthin biosynthesis:
  • 2 reactions found over 2 reactions in the full pathway
• PWY-5288, astaxanthin biosynthesis (bacteria, fungi, algae):
  • 2 reactions found over 10 reactions in the full pathway

Reconstruction information

• category: manual; source: sjap; tool: curation; comment: transformation of beta carotene into zeaxanthin (with beta cryptoxanthin as an intermediate)

External links

• LIGAND-RXN:
  • R07558
• RHEA:
  • 30326