NCBI Accession #
NP_001311742.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001324813.1
NCBI Official Full Name
15-cis-phytoene desaturase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
NCBI Official Symbol
LOC107861625
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
PDS; pds1
NCBI Protein Information
15-cis-phytoene desaturase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
UniProt Protein Name
15-cis-phytoene desaturase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Phytoene dehydrogenase
UniProt Primary Accession #
P80093
UniProt Related Accession #
P80093
UniProt Comments
This enzyme converts phytoene into zeta-carotene via the intermediary of phytofluene by the symmetrical introduction of two double bonds at the C-11 and C-11' positions of phytoene. The favored substrate is 15-cis-phytoene. The zeta-carotene produced has a central C15-C15' double bond in the cis configuration and it requires isomerization before being recognized as substrate by ZDS, the next enzyme in the lycopene biosynthesis pathway.