Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase
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| EC number | 1.13.11.63 | ||||||||
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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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Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.63, blh (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name beta-carotene:oxygen 15,15'-dioxygenase (bond-cleaving).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- beta-carotene + O2
2 all-trans-retinal
Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase contains Fe2+.
References
External links
- Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
