NCBI Accession #
NP_001234383.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001247454.2
NCBI Official Full Name
zeta-carotene desaturase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
NCBI Protein Information
zeta-carotene desaturase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
UniProt Protein Name
Zeta-carotene desaturase, chloroplastic/chromoplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
9,9'-di-cis-zeta-carotene desaturase; Carotene 7,8-desaturase
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9SE20
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9SE20
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the conversion of zeta-carotene to lycopene via the intermediary of neurosporene. It carries out two consecutive desaturations (introduction of double bonds) at positions C-7 and C-7'.