MarpolBase - Biosynthetic routes of hydroxylated carotenoids (xanthophylls) in Marchantia polymorpha, and production of novel and rare xanthophylls through pathway engineering in Escherichia coli.

Biosynthetic routes of hydroxylated carotenoids (xanthophylls) in Marchantia polymorpha, and production of novel and rare xanthophylls through pathway engineering in Escherichia coli.

Takemura, M., et al. · 2015a · Planta research

Gene ID	Name	Evidence / Role	Function (this paper)
—	MpBHY missing	experimental subject	Beta-carotene hydroxylase; catalyzes hydroxylated-carotenoid (xanthophyll) biosynthesis in M. polymorpha; function shown by pathway engineering in E. coli.
—	MpCYP97A missing	experimental subject	Cytochrome P450 CYP97A carotenoid β-ring hydroxylase; xanthophyll biosynthesis (E. coli reconstruction).
—	MpCYP97C missing	experimental subject	Cytochrome P450 CYP97C carotenoid ε-ring hydroxylase; xanthophyll biosynthesis.
—	MpCYP97B missing	sequence comparator	CYP97 family member (comparison).
—	MpLCYb missing	experimental comparator	Lycopene β-cyclase; upstream carotenoid-pathway enzyme (context).
—	MpLCYe missing	experimental comparator	Lycopene ε-cyclase; carotenoid-pathway enzyme (context).