Carotene epsilon-monooxygenase (, CYP97C1, LUT1) is an enzyme with systematic name alpha-carotene:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
alpha-carotene + O2 + AH2 alpha-cryptoxanthin + A + H2O
Carotene epsilon-monooxygenase is a heme-thiolate protein (P450)..
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