| Accession | TIGR02731 |
| Name | phytoene_desat |
| Function | phytoene desaturase |
| Gene Symbol | pds |
| Trusted Cutoff | 569.40 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 569.40 |
| Noise Cutoff | 357.05 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 357.05 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 1.14.99.- |
| HMM Length | 453 |
| Mainrole Category | Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers |
| Subrole Category | Other |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0016117: carotenoid biosynthetic process biological_process |
| | GO:0016166: phytoene dehydrogenase activity molecular_function |
| Author | Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Dec 12 2005 1:55PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | Plants and cyanobacteria (and, supposedly, Chlorobium tepidum) have a conserved pathway from two molecules geranylgeranyl-PP to one of all-trans-lycopene. Members of this family are the enzyme pytoene desaturase (also called phytoene dehydrogenase). This model does not include the region of the chloroplast transit peptide in plants. A closely related family, excluded by this model, is zeta-carotene desaturase, another enzyme in the same pathway. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0758: lycopene biosynthesis from IPP (HMM) |
