Gene name: BCO1

Uniprot entry:

Q9HAY6

Protein names:

Beta,beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.63) (Beta-carotene dioxygenase 1) (Beta-carotene oxygenase 1)

Protein sequence:

1_MDIIF 6_ GRNRK 11_ EQLEP 16_ VRAKV 21_ TGKIP 26_ AWLQG 31_ TLLRN 36_ GPGMH 41_ TVGES 46_ RYNHW 51_ FDGLA 56_ LLHSF 61_ TIRDG 66_ EVYYR 71_ SKYLR 76_ SDTYN 81_ TNIEA 86_ NRIVV 91_ SEFGT 96_ MAYPD 101_ PCKNI 106_ FSKAF 111_ SYLSH 116_ TIPDF 121_ TDNCL 126_ INIMK 131_ CGEDF 136_ YATSE 141_ TNYIR 146_ KINPQ 151_ TLETL 156_ EKVDY 161_ RKYVA 166_ VNLAT 171_ SHPHY 176_ DEAGN 181_ VLNMG 186_ TSIVE 191_ KGKTK 196_ YVIFK 201_ IPATV 206_ PEGKK 211_ QGKSP 216_ WKHTE 221_ VFCSI 226_ PSRSL 231_ LSPSY 236_ YHSFG 241_ VTENY 246_ VIFLE 251_ QPFRL 256_ DILKM 261_ ATAYI 266_ RRMSW 271_ ASCLA 276_ FHREE 281_ KTYIH 286_ IIDQR 291_ TRQPV 296_ QTKFY 301_ TDAMV 306_ VFHHV 311_ NAYEE 316_ DGCIV 321_ FDVIA 326_ YEDNS 331_ LYQLF 336_ YLANL 341_ NQDFK 346_ ENSRL 351_ TSVPT 356_ LRRFA 361_ VPLHV 366_ DKNAE 371_ VGTNL 376_ IKVAS 381_ TTATA 386_ LKEED 391_ GQVYC 396_ QPEFL 401_ YEGLE 406_ LPRVN 411_ YAHNG 416_ KQYRY 421_ VFATG 426_ VQWSP 431_ IPTKI 436_ IKYDI 441_ LTKSS 446_ LKWRE 451_ DDCWP 456_ AEPLF 461_ VPAPG 466_ AKDED 471_ DGVIL 476_ SAIVS 481_ TDPQK 486_ LPFLL 491_ ILDAK 496_ SFTEL 501_ ARASV 506_ DVDMH 511_ MDLHG 516_ LFITD 521_ MDWDT 526_ KKQAA 531_ SEEQR 536_ DRASD 541_CHGAP

Protein annotations

Protein functions:

1: Symmetrically cleaves beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal using a dioxygenase mechanism