Table 2.
Proposed carotenoid biosynthetic genes in Algoriphagus sp. strain oki45
| Name | Amino acid length | Description | Amino acid identity (%) | Organism | GenBank accession number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crtE | 328 | Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase | 68.9 | Cecembia lonarensis LW9 | EK47446 |
| crtB | 280 | Phytoene synthase | 77.4 | Algoriphagus sp. strain KK10202C | DQ286432 |
| crtI | 494 | Phytoene dehydrogenase | 83.3 | Algoriphagus sp. strain KK10202C | DQ286432 |
| cruF | 221 | 1,2-Hydratase | 32.1 | Haloarcula japonica TR-1 | LC008544 |
| crtD | 493 | Desaturase | 54.5 | Flavobacterium sp. P99-3 | AB97813 |
| crtYcd | 246 | Lycopene cyclase | 74.4 | Algoriphagus sp. strain KK10202C | DQ286432 |
| crtW | 234 | β-Ionone ring ketolase | 71.6 | Algoriphagus sp. strain KK10202C | DQ286432 |
| crtZ | 148 | β-Ionone ring hydroxylase | 42.9 | Flavobacterium sp. P99-3 | AB97813 |
| crtG | 269 | 2,2ʹ-β-Hydroxylase | 40.4 | Brevundimonas sp. SD212 | AB181388 |