KEGG:R07572

beta-carotene hydroxylase(crtZ)

phoenicoxanthin,reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster:oxygen 3'-oxidoreductase

Phoenicoxanthin[C40H52O3] + 2 Reduced ferredoxin[] + H+[H] + Oxygen[O2] = Astaxanthin[C40H52O4] + 2 Oxidized ferredoxin[] + H2O[H2O]

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Metabolites

Substrates
metabolite compartment Structure
Phoenicoxanthin

Formula: C40H52O3 		Cytoplasm
Reduced ferredoxin

Formula: 		Cytoplasm
H+

Formula: H 		Cytoplasm
Oxygen

Formula: O2 		Cytoplasm
Products
metabolite compartment Structure
Astaxanthin

Formula: C40H52O4		 Cytoplasm
Oxidized ferredoxin

Formula: 		Cytoplasm
H2O

Formula: H2O		 Cytoplasm