lye

Gene

lye

Protein

Lycopene elongase

Organism

Haloferax volcanii (strain ATCC 29605 / DSM 3757 / JCM 8879 / NBRC 14742 / NCIMB 2012 / VKM B-1768 / DS2)

Length

301 amino acids

Function

Involved in bacterioruberin biosynthesis. Catalyzes the addition of 2 isoprene units to lycopene to generate tetrahydrobisanhydrobacterioruberin.

Similarity

Belongs to the UbiA prenyltransferase family.

Mass

31.969 kDa

Sequence

MSADMAAQSESGEGGDDGRADGGLGDRLVYLAVLSRPRFWLYLAGPVVVGVAAAASALADLFGLEPVALFAYFLVPANVFLYGVNDVFDADVDEANPKKDDREARWRGDPVNTVVVAASGLLGVGLFAVAPRVAWPWLAAHFFLAVEYSAPPFRFKTTPLLDSVSNGLYVLPGVAAYAAVSGSNPPMLAVAGAWLWTMGMHTFSAIPDIEPDREAGIRTTATALGERRTYWYCAATWVLAAVAFAAVDLRLGALLAAYPVVVLGIVAAGVDVDRAYWWYPVINTVVGMLITLGALWRLVNG

Protein

Lycopene elongase: lye

Gene

lye

Protein

Lycopene elongase

Organism

Halobacterium salinarum (strain ATCC 700922 / JCM 11081 / NRC-1)

Length

275 amino acids

Function

Involved in bacterioruberin biosynthesis. Catalyzes the addition of 2 isoprene units to lycopene to generate tetrahydrobisanhydrobacterioruberin.

Similarity

Belongs to the UbiA prenyltransferase family.

Mass

29.589 kDa

Sequence

MFRYLFVLSRPRFWLYLAGPVLVGVSYGATTVGELFSAPAVVLFSYFLLPANIYLYGINDVFDRDVDETNPKKDGRESRYRGGAAVAVIVAVCGVFLGFVAAPLPAEAWPYLAAWFVLATEYSAPPLRFKTTPVLDSLSNGLYVLPAAAAYAGVSGTHPPLLAVAGGWLWAMGMHTFSAIPDIEPDRAAGIQTTATALGADRALAYCAGIWLLSAAVFALVDVRFGLLLLAYPVLVFGIRRLQVAVGRAYWWYPAVNTLVGMVFTLGGLWGVVHG

Protein

Lycopene elongase: lye