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  • Li, Z.H.; Matthews, P.D.; Burr, B.; Wurtzel, E.T.
    Cloning and characterization of a maize cDNA encoding phytoene desaturase, an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway (1996), Plant Mol. Biol., 30, 269-279.
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Cloned(Commentary)

EC Number Cloned (Comment) Organism
1.3.5.5 expression in Escherichia coli Zea mays

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
1.3.5.5 15-cis-phytoene + acceptor Zea mays phytoene desaturase is an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
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Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
1.3.5.5 Zea mays P49086
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Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
1.3.5.5 endosperm
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 Zea mays
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
1.3.5.5 15-cis-phytoene + acceptor
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 Zea mays 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
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1.3.5.5 15-cis-phytoene + acceptor phytoene desaturase is an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Zea mays 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor
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Expression

EC Number Organism Comment Expression
1.3.5.5 Zea mays Pds is constitutively expressed. Endosperm carotenogenesis is not regulated by increasing the level of phytoene desaturase transcripts additional information

General Information

EC Number General Information Comment Organism
1.3.5.5 physiological function phytoene desaturase is an enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Zea mays