Lycopene epsilon-cyclase
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EC number | 5.5.1.18 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Lycopene epsilon-cyclase (EC 5.5.1.18, CrtL-e, LCYe) is an enzyme with systematic name carotenoid psi-end group lyase (decyclizing).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
carotenoid psi-end group
carotenoid epsilon-end group
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The carotenoid lycopene has the psi-end group at both ends.
References
External links
- Lycopene epsilon-cyclase at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)