Carotenoid Oxygenase

This table contains entries for various carotenoid oxygenases for a few representative species in the UniProt database. Links are provided to view the original UniProt protein entries, and their display in InterPro.

	SPTR	Protein name	Organism	InterPro Domain Architecture	InterPro Graphical Match	Function
Beta‑carotene‑15,15’‑monooxygenase (EC 1.14.99.36)	BCDO1_HUMAN (Q9HAY6)	Beta,beta‑carotene 15,15'‑monooxygenase	Homo sapiens			Beta-carotene + O(2) = 2 retinal
	BCDO1_CHICK (Q9I993)	Beta,beta‑carotene 15,15'‑monooxygenase	Gallus gallus Chicken			Beta-carotene + O(2) = 2 retinal
	BCDO1_MOUSE (Q9JJS6)	Beta,beta‑carotene 15,15'‑monooxygenase	Mus musculus Mouse			Beta-carotene + O(2) = 2 retinal
	BCDO1_RAT (Q91XT5)	Beta,beta‑carotene 15,15'‑monooxygenase	Rattus norvegicus Rat			Beta-carotene + O(2) = 2 retinal
Beta,beta‑carotene‑9',10'‑dioxygenase (EC 1.14.99.-)	BCDO2_HUMAN (Q9BYV7)	Beta,beta‑carotene‑9',10'‑dioxygenase	Homo sapiens			Cleaves beta-carotene to beta‑apo‑10'‑carotenal and beta‑ionone
	BCDO2_MOUSE (Q99NF1)	Beta,beta‑carotene‑9',10'‑dioxygenase	Mus musculus Mouse			Cleaves beta-carotene to beta‑apo‑10'‑carotenal and beta‑ionone
	BCDO2_MACFA (Q8HXG8)	Beta,beta‑carotene‑9',10'‑dioxygenase	Macaca fascicularis Cynomolgus monkey			Cleaves beta-carotene to beta‑apo‑10'‑carotenal and beta‑ionone
9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase	Q5MBR3_ORYSA (Q5MBR3)	9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase 5	Oryza sativa Japonica cultivar group			Involved in biosynthesis of plant abscisic acid.
	Q5SGD0_VITVI (Q5SGD0)	9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase 2	Vitis vinifera Grape			Involved in biosynthesis of plant abscisic acid.
	O24023_LYCES (O24023)	9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase	Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato			Involved in biosynthesis of plant abscisic acid.
Apocaretnoid‑15,15’‑oxygenase	P74334_SYNY3 (P74334)	Lignostilbene-alpha,beta-dioxygenase	Synechocystis sp. Synechocystis cyanobacteria			Cleaves beta-apocarotenal to retinal.
	Q53353_PSEPA (Q53353)	Lignostilbene-alpha,beta-dioxygenase	Pseudomonas paucimobilis Sphingomonas bacteria			Cleaves beta-apocarotenal to retinal.
	Q7VDQ6_PROMA (Q7VDQ6)	Lignostilbene-alpha,beta-dioxygenase	Prochlorococcus marinus Prochlorococcus cyanobacteria			Cleaves beta-apocarotenal to retinal.
Retinal pigment RPE65	RPE65_HUMAN (Q16518)	Retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa protein	Homo sapiens			Plays important roles in the production of 11-cis retinal and in visual pigment regeneration.
	RPE65_BOVIN (Q28175)	Retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa protein	Bos Taurus Bovine			Plays important roles in the production of 11-cis retinal and in visual pigment regeneration.
	RPE65_MOUSE (Q91ZQ5)	Retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa protein	Mus musculus Mouse			Plays important roles in the production of 11-cis retinal and in visual pigment regeneration.

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