- Source: 1-Hydroxycarotenoid 3,4-desaturase
1-Hydroxycarotenoid 3,4-desaturase (EC 1.3.99.27, CrtD, hydroxyneurosporene desaturase, carotenoid 3,4-dehydrogenase, 1-hydroxy-carotenoid 3,4-dehydrogenase) is an enzyme with systematic name 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene:acceptor oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene + acceptor
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{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
1-hydroxy-3,4-didehydro-1,2-dihydrolycopene + reduced acceptor
The enzymes from Rubrivivax gelatinosus and Rhodobacter sphaeroides acts primarily on acyclic carotenoids.
References
External links
1-hydroxycarotenoid+3,4-desaturase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
