Tags: Enzyme.
Carotene epsilon-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.99.45 CYP97C1 LUT1) is an enzyme with system name alpha-carotene:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction alpha-carotene + O2 + AH2 alpha-cryptoxanthin + A + H2OCarotene epsilon-monooxygenase is a heme-thiolate protein (P450).