Plant-type phytoene desaturase: Functional evaluation of structural implications.

Phytoene desaturase (PDS) is an essential plant carotenoid biosynthetic enzyme and a prominent target of certain inhibitors, such as norflurazon, acting as bleaching herbicides. PDS catalyzes the introduction of two double bonds into 15-cis-phytoene, yielding 9,15,9'-tri-cis-ζ-carotene via the...

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Main Authors: Julian Koschmieder, Mirjam Fehling-Kaschek, Patrick Schaub, Sandro Ghisla, Anton Brausemann, Jens Timmer, Peter Beyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5703498?pdf=render