Figure 4
Simplified overview of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in fruit.
Enzyme abbreviations as follows; PSY, phytoene synthase; PDS, phytoene
desaturase; Z-ISO, ζ-carotene isomerase; ZDS, ζ-carotene desaturase;
CRTISO, carotenoid isomerase; LCYE, lycopene ε-cyclase; LCYB, lycopene
β-cyclase; BCH, β-carotene hydroxylase; CYP97, cytochrome P450-type
monooxygenase 97; ZEP, zeaxanthin epoxidase; CCS, capsanthin-capsorubin
synthase; NXS, neoxanthin synthase.