Biology:Torulene dioxygenase

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Torulene dioxygenase
Identifiers
EC number1.13.11.59
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
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MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Torulene dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.59, CAO-2, CarT) is an enzyme with systematic name torulene:oxygen oxidoreductase.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

torulene + O2 [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 4'-apo-beta, psi-caroten-4'-al + 3-methylbut-2-enal

It is assumed that 3-methylbut-2-enal is formed.

References

  1. "Identification and biochemical characterization of a novel carotenoid oxygenase: elucidation of the cleavage step in the Fusarium carotenoid pathway". Molecular Microbiology 64 (2): 448–60. April 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05665.x. PMID 17493127. 
  2. "Identification of the gene responsible for torulene cleavage in the Neurospora carotenoid pathway". Molecular Genetics and Genomics 278 (5): 527–37. November 2007. doi:10.1007/s00438-007-0269-2. PMID 17610084. 
  3. "Novel apocarotenoid intermediates in Neurospora crassa mutants imply a new biosynthetic reaction sequence leading to neurosporaxanthin formation". Fungal Genetics and Biology 45 (11): 1497–505. November 2008. doi:10.1016/j.fgb.2008.09.001. PMID 18812228. 

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