Reaction: (1) 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene = lycopene + H2O
(2) 1,1'-dihydroxy-1,1',2,2'-tetrahydrolycopene = 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene + H2O
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Other name(s): CrtC
Systematic name: lycopene hydro-lyase (1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene-forming)
Comments: In Rubrivivax gelatinosus [1] and Thiocapsa roseopersicina [2] both products are formed, whereas Rhodobacter capsulatus [1] only gives 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydrolycopene. Also acts on neurosporene giving 1-hydroxy-1,2-dihydroneurosporene with both organism but 1,1'-dihydroxy-1,1',2,2'-tetrahydroneurosporene only with Rubrivivax gelatinosus.
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References:
1. Steiger, S., Mazet, A. and Sandmann, G. Heterologous expression, purification, and enzymatic characterization of the acyclic carotenoid 1,2-hydratase from Rubrivivax gelatinosus. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 414 (2003) 51-58. [PMID: 12745254]
2. Hiseni, A., Arends, I.W. and Otten, L.G. Biochemical characterization of the carotenoid 1,2-hydratases (CrtC) from Rubrivivax gelatinosus and Thiocapsa roseopersicina. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (2011) . [PMID: 21590288]