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NXS

Gene
NXS
Protein
Neoxanthin synthase, chloroplastic
Organism
Solanum tuberosum
Length
498 amino acids
Function
Involved in the synthesis of neoxanthin, the last product of carotenoid synthesis and a precursor of abscisic acid.
Similarity
Belongs to the lycopene cyclase family.
Mass
56.357 kDa
Sequence
METLLKPLTSLLLSSPTPHRSIFQQNPPSLNPTTKKKSRKCHFRNESSKLFCSFLDLAPISKPESFDVNISLVDPNSGRAQFDVIIIGAGPAGLRLAEHVSKYGIKVCCVDPSPLSMWPNNYGVWVDEFENLGLEDCLDHKWPMTCVHINDHKTKYLGRPYGRVSRKKLKLRLLNSCVENRVKFYKAKVWKVEHEEFESSIVCDDGKKIRGSLVVDASGFASDFIEYDKPRNHGYQIAHGVLVEVDNHPFDLDKMVLMDWRDSHLGNEPYLRVNNAKEPTFLYAMPFDRNLVFLEETSLVSRPVLSYMEVKRRMVARLRHLGIKVRSVIEEEKCVIPMGGPLPRIPQNVMAIGGNSGIVHPSTGYMVARSMALAPVLAEAIVKGLGSTRMIRGSQLYHRVWNGLWPLDRRCIGECYSFGMETLLKLDLKGTRRLFDAFFDLDPKYWQGFLSSRLSVKELAILSLCLFGHGSNLTRLDIVTKCPVPLVRLIGNLAIESL