Entry
Name
carotenoid chi-ring synthase;
crtU (gene name) (ambiguous);
cruE (gene name)
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-CH group of donors;
With unknown physiological acceptors
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
carotenoid beta-ring:acceptor oxidoreductase/methyltranferase (chi-ring-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
carotenoid beta-end group + 2 acceptor = carotenoid chi-end group + 2 reduced acceptor [RN:
R12116 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
carotenoid beta-end group [CPD:
C21915 ];
acceptor [CPD:
C00028 ]
Product
carotenoid chi-end group [CPD:
C21917 ];
reduced acceptor [CPD:
C00030 ]
Comment
The enzyme, found in purple sulfur bacteria (Chromatiaceae) and some cyanobacteria, is involved in the biosynthesis of carotenoids that contain chi-type end groups, such as okenone, renierapurpurin, and synechoxanthin.
History
EC 1.3.99.40 created 2018
Pathway
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K09879 carotenoid phi-ring synthase / carotenoid chi-ring synthase
K25074 carotenoid chi-ring synthase
Genes
SAMY : DB32_005179 DB32_008580
MCOO : MCOO_47810 MCOO_48880
MPHL : MPHLCCUG_02043(pds_2)
MAUU : NCTC10437_01603(pds_1) NCTC10437_04608(pds_2)
MPSC : MPSYJ_34700 MPSYJ_51550
MHEV : MHEL_00200 MHEL_60530
MSAR : MSAR_05720 MSAR_34970
MPOF : MPOR_18260 MPOR_21090
MFLV : NCTC10271_03420(pds_2)
MRF : MJO55_06575 MJO55_14810
MGRO : FZ046_15700 FZ046_20810
RCR : NCTC10994_03817(pds_2)
SGR : SGR_56t(crtU2) SGR_6826(crtU) SGR_7083t(crtU3)
SLE : sle_65890(sle_65890)
STRD : NI25_03600 NI25_35260
SGF : HEP81_07765 HEP81_07985
STUI : GCM10017668_46170(crtU)
BSPO : L1F31_14200 L1F31_14550
APRE : CNX65_19075 CNX65_24395
UME : RM788_04640 RM788_08285
SYY : SYNGTS_1358(sll0254)
SYT : SYNGTI_1358(sll0254)
SYS : SYNPCCN_1357(sll0254)
SYQ : SYNPCCP_1357(sll0254)
SYP : SYNPCC7002_A1248(crtU)
SYNN : NIES970_10950(crtU)
PAGH : NIES204_24750(crtL)
GML : ISF26_00135 ISF26_16075
NSPH : BDGGKGIB_03034(pds_2)
PROC : Ptc2401_01837(petC_1)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Graham JE, Bryant DA
Title
The Biosynthetic pathway for synechoxanthin, an aromatic carotenoid synthesized by the euryhaline, unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Vogl K, Bryant DA
Title
Biosynthesis of the biomarker okenone: chi-ring formation.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.3.99.40