TABLE 2.

Gene products of individual ORFs in the 12-kb fragment of Brevundimonas sp. strain SD212 and homology with other proteins

Gene	Amino acid residues encoded	Assigned gene product	% Identity with other proteina	GenBank accession no.
ORF1	111	Unknown
crtW	244	β-Carotene 4,4′-oxygenase	96, CrtW, Brevundimonas aurantiaca	AY166610
crtY	392	Lycopene cyclase	52, CrtY, Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2	AF408848
crtI	493	Phytoene desaturase	72, CrtI, Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2	AF408848
crtB	310	Phytoene synthase	53, CrtB, Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2	AF408848
ORF6	354	Unknown
ORF7	315	Unknown
crtE	298	GGPP synthase	39, CrtE, Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2	AF408847
idi	350	Type 2 IPP isomerase	53, IPP isomerase, Pantoea agglomerans	M87280
crtZ	161	β-Carotene 3,3′-hydroxylase	46, CrtZ, Pantoea agglomerans	M87280
ORF11	257	Unknown
ORF12	122	Unknown

^aPercent identity at the amino acid level with the most homologous protein according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information Blast (tblastn).