NCBI Accession #
NP_001105381.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001111911.1
NCBI Official Symbol
pds1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
Pds; GRMZM2G410515; GRMZM5G815358
NCBI Protein Information
phytoene dehydrogenase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
PDS
UniProt Protein Name
Phytoene dehydrogenase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Phytoene desaturase
UniProt Primary Accession #
P49086
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q41849
UniProt Related Accession #
P49086
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.