NCBI Accession #
NP_190881.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_115173.3
NCBI Official Full Name
Cytochrome P450 superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
LUT1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
CYP97C1; CYTOCHROME P450 97C1; LUTEIN DEFICIENT 1
NCBI Protein Information
Cytochrome P450 superfamily protein
NCBI Summary
Lutein-deficient 1 (LUT1) required for lutein biosynthesis, member of the xanthophyll class of carotenoids. Involved in epsilon ring hydroxylation. Maps at 67.3 cM on chromosome 3.
UniProt Gene Name
CYP97C1
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
LUT1
UniProt Protein Name
Carotene epsilon-monooxygenase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Cytochrome P450 97C1; Protein LUTEIN DEFICIENT 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q6TBX7
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q56ZY1; Q8RWV4; Q9SCP8
UniProt Related Accession #
Q6TBX7
UniProt Comments
Heme-containing cytochrome P450 involved in the biosynthesis of xanthophylls. Specific for epsilon- and beta-ring hydroxylation of alpha-carotene. Has only a low activity toward the beta-rings of beta-carotene. The preferred substrate in planta is not alpha-carotene but the epsilon-ring of zeinoxanthin.