- Source: Carotenoid isomerooxygenase
Carotenoid isomerooxygenase (EC 1.13.11.65, ninaB (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name zeaxanthin:oxygen 15,15'-oxidoreductase (bond-cleaving, cis-isomerizing). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
zeaxanthin + O2
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{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
(3R)-11-cis-3-hydroxyretinal + (3R)-all-trans-3-hydroxyretinal
The enzyme from the moth Galleria mellonella and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster takes part in the synthesis of retinal .
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External links
Carotenoid+isomerooxygenase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
