Term Information

Accession
GO:0016719
Name
carotene 7,8-desaturase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
carotene,hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase activity, zeta-carotene desaturase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: neurosporene + donor-H2 + O2 = lycopene + acceptor + 2 H2O. Source: RHEA:30955
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0016719 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of carotene 7,8-desaturase activity (GO:0016719)
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carotene 7,8-desaturase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen (GO:0016705)

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EC
1.3.5.6
MetaCyc
1.14.99.30-RXN
RHEA
30955