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Literature summary for 5.5.1.19 extracted from

  • Takemura, M.; Maoka, T.; Misawa, N.
    Carotenoid analysis of a liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and functional identification of its lycopene beta- and epsilon-cyclase genes (2014), Plant Cell Physiol., 55, 194-200.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
gene MpLCYb, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis Marchantia polymorpha

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
chloroplast
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Marchantia polymorpha 9507
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
delta-carotene Marchantia polymorpha
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alpha-carotene
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?
gamma-carotene Marchantia polymorpha
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beta-carotene
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?
lycopene Marchantia polymorpha
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gamma-carotene
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Marchantia polymorpha W0S9F1 single copy gene MpLcy-b
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
thallus expression levels are similar in males and females Marchantia polymorpha
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
delta-carotene
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Marchantia polymorpha alpha-carotene
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?
gamma-carotene
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Marchantia polymorpha beta-carotene
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?
lycopene
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Marchantia polymorpha gamma-carotene
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?
lycopene lycopene beta-cyclase forms two beta-rings from lycopene Marchantia polymorpha gamma-carotene
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?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
LCYb
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Marchantia polymorpha

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
evolution MpLCYb belongs to the LCYb1 (chloroplast-specific) family rather than to the LCYb2 (chromoplast-specific) family, hylogenetic tree Marchantia polymorpha
metabolism the enzyme is involved in the pathway of carotenoid biosynthesis, overview Marchantia polymorpha