Prolycopene isomerase

Prolycopene isomerase (EC 5.2.1.13, CRTISO, carotene cis-trans isomerase, ZEBRA2 (gene), carotene isomerase, carotenoid isomerase) is an enzyme with systematic name 7,9,7',9'-tetracis-lycopene cis-trans-isomerase.^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

7,9,7',9'-tetracis-lycopene ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ all-trans-lycopene

Prolycopene isomerase
Identifiers
EC no.	5.2.1.13
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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This enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis.