| lycopene cyclase-isomerase | <enzyme> Found in bacteria chloroplasts; both isomerization and cyclization takes place; NADPH is essential cofactor; may be route to formation of alpha and beta carotene; has been sequenced; genbank d83513 Registry number: EC 5.5.- Synonym: crty protein, lycopene cyclase, crtl gene product, lycopene beta-cyclase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| lycopene | <chemical> A linear, unsaturated hydrocarbon carotenoid (536D), the major red pigment in some fruit. (18 Nov 1997) |
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