Protein
Bifunctional lycopene cyclase/phytoene synthase
Organism
Mucor circinelloides f. lusitanicus
Function
Bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the reactions from prephytoene diphosphate to phytoene and lycopene to beta-carotene via the intermediate gamma-carotene.
Similarity
In the C-terminal section; belongs to the phytoene/squalene synthase family.
Sequence
MLLTYMEVHLYYTLPVLGVLSWLSRPYYTATDALKFKFLTLVAFTTASAWDNYIVYHKAWSYCPTCVTAVIGYVPLEEYMFFIIMTLLTVAFTNLVMRWHLHSFFIRPETPVMQSVLVRLVPITALLITAYKAWHLAVPGKPLFYGSCILWYACPVLALLWFGAGEYMMRRPLAVLVSIALPTLFLCWVDVVAIGAGTWDISLATSTGKFVVPHLPVEEFMFFALINTVLVFGTCAIDRTMAILHLFKNKSPYQRPYQHSKSFLHQILEMTWAFCLPDQVLHSDTFHDLSVSWDILRKASKSFYTASAVFPGDVRQELGVLYAFCRATDDLCDNEQVPVQTRKEQLILTHQFVSDLFGQKTSAPTAIDWDFYNDQLPASCISAFKSFTRLRHVLEAGAIKELLDGYKWDLERRSIRDQEDLRYYSACVASSVGEMCTRIILAHADKPASRQQTQWIIQRAREMGLVLQYTNIARDIVTDSEELGRCYLPQDWLTEKEVALIQGGLAREIGEERLLSLSHRLIYQADELMVVANKGIDKLPSHCQGGVRAACNVYASIGTKLKSYKHHYPSRAHVGNSKRVEIALLSVYNLYTAPIATSSTTHCRQGKMRNLNTI