Carotenoid biosynthesis (WP2205)
Zea mays
Carotenoids pigments in plants are a family of secondary metabolites that participate in light harvesting. They are essential for photoprotection against excess light. carotenoids are also the precursors for the biosynthesis of plant hormones such as abscisic acid and strigolactones. The biosynthesis occurs in the plastid organelle of higher plants.
Authors
Pankaj Jaiswal , Alex Pico , Egon Willighagen , Martina Summer-Kutmon , Denise Slenter , Lotte Sevenich , and Eric WeitzActivity
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Organisms
Zea maysCommunities
Annotations
Pathway Ontology
carotenoid biosynthetic pathway| Label | Type | Compact URI | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| γ-carotene | Metabolite | chebi:27740 | |
| all-trans-lycopene | Metabolite | chebi:15948 | |
| δ-carotene | Metabolite | pubchem.compound:5281230 | |
| α-carotene | Metabolite | chebi:28425 | |
| zeinoxanthin | Metabolite | pubchem.compound:5281234 | |
| lutein | Metabolite | chebi:28838 | |
| β-carotene | Metabolite | chebi:17579 | |
| β-cryptoxanthin | Metabolite | chebi:10362 | |
| zeazanthin | Metabolite | chebi:27547 | |
| antheraxanthin | Metabolite | pubchem.compound:5281223 | |
| violaxanthin | Metabolite | pubchem.compound:448438 | |
| neoxanthin | Metabolite | pubchem.compound:5282217 | |
| EC:5.5.1.18 (LCYE) | GeneProduct | uniprot:D9IL24 | |
| EC:5.5.1.19 (LCYB) | GeneProduct | uniprot:B3FPQ7 | |
| EC:1.14.13.129 (CHYB) | GeneProduct | uniprot:Q9SPK6 | |
| EC:1.14.99.45 (CHYE) | GeneProduct | uniprot:Q6TBX7 | |
| EC:1.14.13.90 (ZEP) | GeneProduct | uniprot:P93236 | |
| EC:5.3.99.9 (NSY) | GeneProduct | uniprot:K4C9E2 | |
| EC:1.10.99.3 (VDE) | GeneProduct | uniprot:Q39249 | violaxanthin de-epoxidase |
References
- Carotenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: a colorful pathway. Ruiz-Sola MÁ, Rodríguez-Concepción M. Arabidopsis Book. 2012;10:e0158. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia
- Maize provitamin a carotenoids, current resources, and future metabolic engineering challenges. Wurtzel ET, Cuttriss A, Vallabhaneni R. Front Plant Sci. 2012 Feb 20;3:29. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia