Structural diversity and functional novelty of new carotenoid biosynthesis genes.

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Many new carotenoid synthesis genes have recently been identified through genomic sequencing or functional cloning. Some of them exhibit novel structures and/or novel functions. This review describes such examples in the families of lycopene beta-cyclases, putative homologues of phytoene dehydrogenases and new carotenoid hydroxylases. Both the functionally novel lycopene beta-monocyclases and structurally novel...

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