Tags: Enzyme.
9-cis-beta-carotene 9’10’-cleaving dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.68 CCD7 (gene) MAX3 (gene) NCED7 (gene)) is an enzyme with system name 9-cis-beta-carotene:O2 oxidoreductase (9’10’-cleaving). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 9-cis-beta-carotene + O2 9-cis-10′-apo-beta-carotenal + beta-ionone9-cis-beta-carotene 9’10’-cleaving dioxygenase contains Fe2+.