NCBI Accession #
NP_200513.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_125085.5
NCBI Official Full Name
Lycopene beta/epsilon cyclase protein
NCBI Official Symbol
LUT2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
LUTEIN DEFICIENT 2; LYCOPENE EPSILON-CYCLASE
NCBI Protein Information
Lycopene beta/epsilon cyclase protein
NCBI Summary
Lutein-deficient 2 (LUT2) required for lutein biosynthesis, member of the xanthophyll class of carotenoids. Encodes lycopene epsilon cyclase
UniProt Protein Name
Lycopene epsilon cyclase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein LUTEIN DEFICIENT 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q38932
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LDV8
UniProt Related Accession #
Q38932
UniProt Comments
Involved in carotenoid biosynthesis. Catalyzes the single epsilon-cyclization reaction which converts lycopene to delta-carotene and neurosporene to alpha-zeacarotene (PubMed:8837512, PubMed:11226339). Required for lutein biosynthesis (PubMed:9789087).