KEGG Orthology (KO) [BR:ko00001]
09100 Metabolism
09109 Metabolism of terpenoids and polyketides
00906 Carotenoid biosynthesis
K02293 PDS, crtP; 15-cis-phytoene desaturase
Enzymes [BR:ko01000]
1. Oxidoreductases
1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors
1.3.5 With a quinone or related compound as acceptor
1.3.5.5 15-cis-phytoene desaturase
K02293 PDS, crtP; 15-cis-phytoene desaturase
Two Arabidopsis thaliana carotene desaturases, phytoene desaturase and zeta-carotene desaturase, expressed in Escherichia coli, catalyze a poly-cis pathway to yield pro-lycopene.