Carotenoid 1,2-hydratase
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Template:Redirect Template:Infobox enzyme Carotenoid 1,2-hydratase (Template:EnzExplorer, CrtC) is an enzyme with systematic name lycopene hydro-lyase (1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- (1) 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene lycopene + H2O
- (2) 1,1'-dihydroxy-1,1',2,2'-tetrahydrolycopene 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene + H2O
In Rubrivivax gelatinosus and Thiocapsa roseopersicina both products are formed.
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