Violaxanthin de-epoxidase (EC 1.10.99.3 , VDE ) is an enzyme with systematic name violaxanthin:ascorbate oxidoreductase .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
violaxanthin + 2 L-ascorbate
⇌ ⇌ -->
{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
zeaxanthin + 2 L-dehydroascorbate + 2 H2 O (overall reaction)
(1a) violaxanthin + L-ascorbate
⇌ ⇌ -->
{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
antheraxanthin + L-dehydroascorbate + H2 O
(1b) antheraxanthin + L-ascorbate
⇌ ⇌ -->
{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
zeaxanthin + L-dehydroascorbate + H2 O
Violaxanthin de-epoxidase is a part of the xanthophyll (or violaxanthin) cycle for controlling the concentration of zeaxanthin in chloroplasts .
References
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^ Latowski D, Kruk J, Burda K, Skrzynecka-Jaskier M, Kostecka-Gugała A, Strzałka K (September 2002). "Kinetics of violaxanthin de-epoxidation by violaxanthin de-epoxidase, a xanthophyll cycle enzyme, is regulated by membrane fluidity in model lipid bilayers" . European Journal of Biochemistry . 269 (18): 4656–65. doi :10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03166.x . PMID 12230579 .
^ Goss R (September 2003). "Substrate specificity of the violaxanthin de-epoxidase of the primitive green alga Mantoniella squamata (Prasinophyceae)". Planta . 217 (5): 801–12. doi :10.1007/s00425-003-1044-1 . PMID 12748855 .
^ Latowski D, Akerlund HE, Strzałka K (April 2004). "Violaxanthin de-epoxidase, the xanthophyll cycle enzyme, requires lipid inverted hexagonal structures for its activity". Biochemistry . 43 (15): 4417–20. doi :10.1021/bi049652g . PMID 15078086 .
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