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  • Wetzel, C.M.; Rodermel, S.R.
    Regulation of phytoene desaturase expression is independent of leaf pigment content in Arabidopsis thaliana (1998), Plant Mol. Biol., 37, 1045-1053.
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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 + 2 plastoquinone Arabidopsis thaliana phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + 2 plastoquinol
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Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
1.3.5.5 Arabidopsis thaliana
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 Columbia ecotype
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Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
1.3.5.5 15-cis-phytoene + 2 plastoquinone phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Arabidopsis thaliana 9,15,9'-tricis-zeta-carotene + 2 plastoquinol
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Expression

EC Number Organism Comment Expression
1.3.5.5 Arabidopsis thaliana there is no significant induction of phytoene desaturase gene expression specific to white tissue, indicating that phytoene desaturase expression is independent of the pigment status of the cells additional information

General Information

EC Number General Information Comment Organism
1.3.5.5 physiological function phytoene desaturase is an early enzyme of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway Arabidopsis thaliana