Title | Date | PubMed ID |
In vivo and in vitro studies on the carotenoid cleavage oxygenases from Sphingopyxis alaskensis RB2256 and Plesiocystis pacifica SIR-1 revealed their substrate specificities and non-retinal-forming cleavage activities. | 2012 Oct | 22901074 |
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis ORF Rv0654 encodes a carotenoid oxygenase mediating central and excentric cleavage of conventional and aromatic carotenoids. | 2010 Nov | 20929460 |
NinaB is essential for Drosophila vision but induces retinal degeneration in opsin-deficient photoreceptors. | 2010 Jan 15 | 19889630 |
NinaB combines carotenoid oxygenase and retinoid isomerase activity in a single polypeptide. | 2008 Dec 2 | 19020100 |