NCBI Accession #
O65837.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Lycopene epsilon cyclase, chloroplastic
NCBI Official Symbol
CrtL-e-1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
Lcy-e
NCBI Protein Information
lycopene epsilon cyclase, chloroplastic
UniProt Gene Name
CRTL-E-1
UniProt Protein Name
Lycopene epsilon cyclase, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
O65837
UniProt Related Accession #
O65837
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the single cyclization reaction which converts lycopene to delta-carotene and neurosporene to alpha-zeacarotene. Required for lutein biosynthesis.