| Protein | Synonyms | Taxonomy |
|---|
| Spheroidene monooxygenase | EC 1.14.15.9 | Rhodobacter capsulatus SB 1003 |
| Demethylspheroidene O-methyltransferase | EC 2.1.1.210; Hydroxyneurosporene methyltransferase | Rhodobacter capsulatus |
| Acyclic carotenoid 1,2-hydratase | EC 4.2.1.131; Hydroxyneurosporene synthase; Lycopene hydratase; Neurosporene hydratase | Rhodobacter capsulatus SB 1003 |
| Hydroxyneurosporene desaturase | HND; 1-hydroxycarotenoid 3,4-dehydrogenase; 1-hydroxycarotenoid 3,4-desaturase; 1.3.99.27 | Rhodobacter capsulatus SB 1003 |
| Acyclic carotenoid 1,2-hydratase | EC 4.2.1.131; 1-hydroxyneurosporene hydratase; Hydroxylycopene hydratase; Hydroxyneurosporene synthase; Lycopene hydratase; Neurosporene hydratase | Rubrivivax gelatinosus |
| Demethylspheroidene and didehydrorhodopin O-methyltransferase | | |
| Compound | Description |
|---|
| hydronium ion | |
| Water | A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
| Oxygen | An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. |
| neurosporene | triterpenoid carotenoid; RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation |
| spheroidenone | RN given for (all-trans)-isomer |
| spheroidene | one of main carotenoids in Rhodopseudomonas spheroides; structure |
| s-adenosylmethionine | Physiologic methyl radical donor involved in enzymatic transmethylation reactions and present in all living organisms. It possesses anti-inflammatory activity and has been used in treatment of chronic liver disease. (From Merck, 11th ed) |
| Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide | A condensation product of riboflavin and adenosine diphosphate. The coenzyme of various aerobic dehydrogenases, e.g., D-amino acid oxidase and L-amino acid oxidase. (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p972) |