KEGG   REACTION: R00032
Entry
R00032                      Reaction                               
Name
beta-carotene:oxygen 15,15'-oxidoreductase (bond-cleaving)
Definition
beta-Carotene + Oxygen <=> 2 Retinal
Equation
C02094 + C00007 <=> 2 C00376
Reaction class
RC00912  C00376_C02094
Enzyme
1.13.11.63
Pathway
rn00830  Retinol metabolism
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
rn01240  Biosynthesis of cofactors
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 1. Oxidoreductase reactions
  1.13  Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases)
   1.13.11  With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
    1.13.11.63
     R00032  beta-Carotene + Oxygen <=> 2 Retinal
Orthology
K00515  beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase [EC:1.13.11.63]
Other DBs
RHEA: 32890
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