NCBI Accession #
XP_015636352.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
XM_015780866.1
NCBI Official Full Name
zeaxanthin epoxidase, chloroplastic isoform X1
NCBI Official Symbol
LOC4335984
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ZEP; ABA1; OsABA1; OsABA2; OsZEP1
NCBI Protein Information
zeaxanthin epoxidase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
ABA1; OsZEP1; OsABA1
UniProt Protein Name
Zeaxanthin epoxidase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein ABA DEFICIENT 1; OsABA1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q0JCU7
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q7XV26; Q9AVE7; A0A0P0WB86
UniProt Related Accession #
Q0JCU7
UniProt Comments
Zeaxanthin epoxidase that plays an important role in the xanthophyll cycle and abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis. Converts zeaxanthin into antheraxanthin and subsequently violaxanthin. Required for resistance to osmotic and drought stresses, seed development and dormancy.