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SUBMITTER: Hiseni A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4717167 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Applied microbiology and biotechnology 20151019 3
Carotenoid 1,2-hydratases (CrtC) catalyze the selective addition of water to an isolated carbon-carbon double bond. Although their involvement in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway is well understood, little is known about the mechanism by which these hydratases transform carotenoids such as lycopene into the corresponding hydroxyl compounds. Key residues were identified at positions His239, Trp241, Tyr266, and Asp268 in CrtC from Rubrivivax gelatinosus (and corresponding positions in Thiocapsa ...[more]