Pathway Details

Recommended name

Carotenoid biosynthesis

Alternative names

Reactions

O2 + Reduced acceptor + Neurosporene <-> 2 H2O + Acceptor + Lycopene

Lycopene <-> gamma-Carotene

beta-Carotene <-> Echinenone

Violaxanthin <-> Neoxanthin

Neoxanthin <-> 9'-cis-Neoxanthin

Violaxanthin <-> 9-cis-Violaxanthin

9'-cis-Neoxanthin <-> 9-cis-Violaxanthin

O2 + 9'-cis-Neoxanthin <-> Xanthoxin + C25-Allenic-apo-aldehyde

O2 + 9-cis-Violaxanthin <-> Xanthoxin + C25-Epoxy-apo-aldehyde

Xanthoxin <-> Xanthoxic acid

Xanthoxic acid <-> Abscisate

Abscisic aldehyde <-> Abscisic alcohol

Abscisate <-> Abscisic alcohol

delta-Carotene <-> alpha-Carotene

delta-Carotene <-> Lycopene

H2O + O2 + Abscisic aldehyde <-> H2O2 + Abscisate

Prephytoene diphosphate <-> Diphosphate + Phytoene

H+ + NADPH + O2 + Antheraxanthin <-> H2O + NADP+ + Violaxanthin

H+ + NADPH + O2 + Zeaxanthin <-> H2O + NADP+ + Antheraxanthin

L-Ascorbate + Violaxanthin <-> H2O + L-Dehydroascorbate + Antheraxanthin

Antheraxanthin <-> Capsanthin

Violaxanthin <-> Capsorubin

L-Ascorbate + Antheraxanthin <-> H2O + L-Dehydroascorbate + Zeaxanthin

H+ + NADPH + O2 + Abscisate <-> H2O + NADP+ + 8'-Hydroxyabscisate

NAD+ + Xanthoxin <-> NADH + H+ + Abscisic aldehyde

H2O + Neurosporene <-> 1-Hydroxyneurosporene

H2O + Lycopene <-> 1-Hydroxylycopene

H2O + Spheroidene <-> Hydroxyspheroidene

Classification

Metabolism of Terpenoids and Polyketides

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