Entry
Symbol
crtB
Name
Pathway
map01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Module
M00097 beta-Carotene biosynthesis, GGAP => beta-carotene
Reaction
R02065 geranylgeranyl-diphosphate:geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase (prephytoene-diphosphate-forming)
R04218 prephytoene diphosphate:geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase
R07270 prephytoene diphosphate:geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase
R10177 geranylgeranyl-diphosphate:geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase (15-cis-phytoene forming)
Brite
KEGG Orthology (KO) [BR:ko00001 ]
09100 Metabolism
09109 Metabolism of terpenoids and polyketides
00906 Carotenoid biosynthesis
K02291 crtB; 15-cis-phytoene synthase
09180 Brite Hierarchies
09181 Protein families: metabolism
01006 Prenyltransferases
K02291 crtB; 15-cis-phytoene synthase
Enzymes [BR:ko01000 ]
2. Transferases
2.5 Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups
2.5.1 Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups (only sub-subclass identified to date)
2.5.1.32 15-cis-phytoene synthase
K02291 crtB; 15-cis-phytoene synthase
Prenyltransferases [BR:ko01006 ]
Terpene biosynthesis
Squalene/phytoene synthase
K02291 crtB; 15-cis-phytoene synthase
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Reference
Authors
Scolnik PA, Bartley GE
Title
Nucleotide sequence of an Arabidopsis cDNA for phytoene synthase.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Lang HP, Cogdell RJ, Gardiner AT, Hunter CN
Title
Early steps in carotenoid biosynthesis: sequences and transcriptional analysis of the crtI and crtB genes of Rhodobacter sphaeroides and overexpression and reactivation of crtI in Escherichia coli and R. sphaeroides.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Hoshino T, Fujii R, Nakahara T
Title
Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the crtB gene of Thermus thermophilus HB27, an extreme thermophile producing carotenoid pigments.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Iwata-Reuyl D, Math SK, Desai SB, Poulter CD
Title
Bacterial phytoene synthase: molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of Erwinia herbicola phytoene synthase.
Journal
Sequence
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