Appendix of the book entitled "Carotenoids - Biological Functions and Diversity"
edited by S. Takaichi and published by Shokabo Pub. Co., Ltd. (ISBN978-4-7853-5840-2)

Summary of the Carotenogenesis Genes*
(PDF file)

Table 1. Synthesis of phytoene (crtE, crtB, and crtM)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 2. Phytoene to lycopene (crtI, crtP, pds, crtQ, zds, crtH, crtISO, and crtN)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 3. Lycopene cyclase (crtY, crtL, crtL-b, lcy-b, crtYm, crtLm, carRA, cruA, and crtL-e)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 4. β-Carotene and ε-carotene hydroxylase (crtZ, crtR, crtR-b, crtR-e, lut1, and crtG)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 5. Plant related genes (zep, vde, nsy, ccs, and ptox)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 6. β-Carotene ketolase (crtW, and crtO)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 7. Purple bacterial genes (crtC, crtD, crtF, and crtA)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 8. Oxygenase (nced, bcdo, brp, and B-diox-II)	update: 2006/3/30
Table 9. Others (crtEb, crtYe + crtYd, crtU, and crtX)	update: 2006/3/30

Enzyme:	Another names are indicated in parentheses. Copious notes are indicated in brackets.
Gene:	Original and/or common gene names are indicated. NI indicates that gene names are not indicated. Functions of genes in brackets are not confirmed.
Classification:	Species listed in the tables are not necessarily shown by the taxonomic categories, but are shown as follows; Purple bacteria, Aerobic photosynthetic bacteria (APS), Green sulfur bacteria, Green filamentous bacteria (GF), Heliobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Eubacteria (except for above), Archaea, Algae, Fungus, Plant, Invertebrate, and Vertebrate.
Species:	In the same taxonomic class described above, species names are arranged in an alphabetical order. Species names in parentheses indicate a former taxonomical name, and names in brackets indicate a common name.

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* When you find any mistakes or you know papers concerning the carotenogenesis genes, you are welcome to inform to the editor.
S. Takaichi: takaichi@nms.ac.jp

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