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. 1997 Jun 20;276(5320):1872-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.276.5320.1872.

Specific oxidative cleavage of carotenoids by VP14 of maize

S H Schwartz  1 , B C Tan, D A Gage, J A Zeevaart, D R McCarty
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Specific oxidative cleavage of carotenoids by VP14 of maize

S H Schwartz et al. Science. .

Abstract

The plant growth regulator abscisic acid (ABA) is formed by the oxidative cleavage of an epoxy-carotenoid. The synthesis of other apocarotenoids, such as vitamin A in animals, may occur by a similar mechanism. In ABA biosynthesis, oxidative cleavage is the first committed reaction and is believed to be the key regulatory step. A new ABA-deficient mutant of maize has been identified and the corresponding gene, Vp14, has been cloned. The recombinant VP14 protein catalyzes the cleavage of 9-cis-epoxy-carotenoids to form C25 apo-aldehydes and xanthoxin, a precursor of ABA in higher plants.

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