Carotenoid cleavage oxygenases from microbes and photosynthetic organisms: Features and functions

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Ahrazem, Oussama ^a   Gómez Gómez, Lourdes ^a   Rodrigo, María J ^b   Avalos, Javier ^c   Limón, María Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Apocarotenoids; Bacteria; Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase; Fungi; Plants

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; OXYGENASE; PHYTOENE; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; APOCAROTENAL; CAROTENOID OXYGENASE;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KNOWLEDGE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT;

BACTERIA; CAROTENOIDS; FUNGI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXYGENASES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84994052441     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17111781     Document Type: Review

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