抄録
Over 800 known carotenoids are synthesized from phytoene or 4,4′-diapophytoene (dehydrosqualene) characterized by three conjugated double bonds. In this paper, we report that carotenoid desaturase CrtN from Staphylococcus aureus and Methylomonas can accept oxidosqualene, which is the precursor for plant- or animal-type triterpenoids, yielding the yellow carotenoid pigments with 8, 9, or 10 conjugated double bonds. The resulting pathway is the second nonnatural route for carotenoid pigments and the first pathway for carotenoid pigments not biosynthesized via (diapo)phytoene.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 75-80 |
ページ数 | 6 |
ジャーナル | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
巻 | 599 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2022 4月 9 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 生物理学
- 生化学
- 分子生物学
- 細胞生物学