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The zeaxanthin operon is present in many different eukaryote and prokaryote organisms.  The operon enables the synthesis of a yellow pigment through the conversion of farnesyl diphosphate to zeaxanthin through five enzymatic steps.
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The zeaxanthin operon is naturally found in many plants and bacteria.  The operon encodes five genes, which enable the production of the yellow pigment zeaxantin.
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The five genes present in the zeaxanthin operon are
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* CrtE
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* CrtB
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* CrtI
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* CrtY
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* CrtZ
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Introduction | Applications | Objectives | Design | Modelling | Wet Lab | References


Colour Production

Zeaxanthin.jpg
Zeaxanthin genes.jpg
Multihost plasmid.jpg

The zeaxanthin operon is naturally found in many plants and bacteria. The operon encodes five genes, which enable the production of the yellow pigment zeaxantin.

The five genes present in the zeaxanthin operon are

  • CrtE
  • CrtB
  • CrtI
  • CrtY
  • CrtZ



Introduction | Applications | Objectives | Design | Modelling | Wet Lab | References