Localization | Comment | Organism | GeneOntology No. | Textmining |
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chloroplast | phytoene desaturase is restricted to the chloroplast | Haematococcus lacustris | 9507 | - |
Natural Substrates | Organism | Comment (Nat. Sub.) | Natural Products | Comment (Nat. Pro.) | Rev. | Reac. |
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15-cis-phytoene + acceptor | Haematococcus lacustris | phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway | 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor | - |
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Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Haematococcus lacustris | - |
Flotow | - |
Substrates | Comment Substrates | Organism | Products | Comment (Products) | Rev. | Reac. |
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15-cis-phytoene + acceptor | phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway | Haematococcus lacustris | 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor | - |
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Organism | Comment | Expression |
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Haematococcus lacustris | regulation of phytoene desaturase occurs primarily at the mRNA level, most likely by transcriptional control. The enzyme is induced in response to stress conditions leading to biosynthesis of secondary carotenoids | up |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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physiological function | phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway | Haematococcus lacustris |