NCBI Accession #
NP_564384.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_102914.3
NCBI Official Full Name
cytochrome P450, family 97, subfamily A, polypeptide 3
NCBI Official Symbol
CYP97A3
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
''cytochrome P450; cytochrome P450; F5M6.19; F5M6_19; family 97; LUT5; LUTEIN DEFICIENT 5; polypeptide 3; polypeptide 3''; subfamily A
NCBI Protein Information
cytochrome P450, family 97, subfamily A, polypeptide 3
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein with beta-ring carotenoid hydroxylase activity.
UniProt Gene Name
CYP97A3
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
LUT5
UniProt Protein Name
Protein LUTEIN DEFICIENT 5, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Cytochrome P450 97A3
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q93VK5
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9C6S0
UniProt Related Accession #
Q93VK5
UniProt Comments
Heme-containing cytochrome P450 involved in the biosynthesis of xanthophylls. Specific for beta-ring hydroxylation of alpha- and beta-carotene. Has also a low activity toward the epsilon-rings of alpha-carotene. The beta-ring of alpha-carotene is the preferred substrate in planta.