Lycopene beta-cyclase
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Template:Infobox enzyme Lycopene β-cyclase (Template:EnzExplorer, CrtL, CrtL-b, CrtY) is an enzyme with systematic name carotenoid beta-end group lyase (decyclizing).[1][2][3][4][5][6] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- carotenoid ψ-end group carotenoid β-end group
This enzyme requires NAD(P)H. It converts Lycopene (2 ψ ends) into β-carotene (2 β ends).
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