Protein
Lycopene beta cyclase, chloroplastic
Organism
Oncidium hybrid cultivar
Function
Catalyzes the double cyclization reaction which converts lycopene to beta-carotene and neurosporene to beta-zeacarotene.
Similarity
Belongs to the lycopene cyclase family.
Sequence
MDALLTSPFIPLKKPSHNRKSNTTTASSSSSSFLQLIPQTKKETLDFDLPRYNTLISPTLDLAVVGGGPAGLAVAKRVSDAGLSVCSIDPYPNLVWPNNYGVWVDEFAAMDLLDCIDASWNSASVFIDDNNRKLLSRPYARVDRRRLKSRLLNAYLSNGVRFHQSKVLNVVHEEAKSVLLCSDGTRIPAAVVLDATGFSRCLVQYQQPYNPGYQVAYGILAEVEEHPFELDQMVFMDWRDSHLGFRPELKKRNDGLPTFLYAMPFSSDLIFLEETSLVARPGLLIEDIQERMIERLRHLGIRIKRIEEDERCVIPMGGPLPVLPQRVLGIGGTAGMVHPSTGYMVARTLAAAPIVADAIVGYIGGSGAEVSARVWKDLWPIERRRQREFFCFGMDVLLKLDLEGTRRFFDAFFGLEERYWHGFLSSRLFLPELVGFGFSLFGRASAGCRLEIMAKGTVPLIKMIRNLLKDLE