Diapolycopene oxygenase

Diapolycopene oxygenase (EC 1.14.99.44, crtP) is an enzyme with systematic name 4,4'-diapolycopene,AH2:oxygen oxidoreductase (4,4'-hydroxylating).^[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

4,4'-diapolycopene + 4 AH₂ + 4 O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 4,4'-diapolycopenedial + 4 A + 6 H₂O

Diapolycopene oxygenase
Identifiers
EC no.	1.14.99.44
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Diapolycopene oxygenase is involved in the biosynthesis of C30 carotenoids such as staphyloxanthin.