Article Review: Phytoene Desaturase in Plants

Authors

  • Saba Hadi University of Al-Mustansiriyah, College of Science, Biology Department, Iraq
  • Zina Abdulmunem Abdulrazaaq Department of Biology, College of Education For Women /, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq
  • Huda Fisal Ramadan Department of Biology, College of Education For Women /, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq
Vol. 2 No. 5 (2025): World of Medicine : Journal of Biomedical Sciences
Articles
May 24, 2025

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Many inhibitors, such as the bleaching herbicide norflurazon, work against phytoene desaturase (PDS), an enzyme that is necessary for making plant carotenoids. It is possible for two double bonds to be added to 15-cis-phytoene through the middle compound 9,15-di-cis-phytofluene. This creates 9,15,9'-tri-cis- ζ-carotene. Necessary information is provided for a thorough analysis of the functional implications of the crystal structure of Oryza sativa PDS in a complex with norflurazon and a mathematical simulation.