- In enzymology, a
xanthommatin reductase (EC 1.3.1.41) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction 5,12-dihydroxanthommatin + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle...
- brick-red
color of the eyes of the wild type fly are due to two pigments:
xanthommatin,
which is
brown and is
derived from tryptophan, and drosopterins, which...
-
pigment dihydroxyxanthommatin in
their heads suggesting either the lack of
xanthommatin production, or a
failure of
transport and
storage within the head of...
- the
presence of
ommochrome compounds and/or
their precursors, such as
xanthommatin and 3-hydroxykynurenine,
deposited on
hypodermal layers,
which lie above...
- 40: 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhexa-2,4-dienoate
reductase EC 1.3.1.41:
xanthommatin reductase EC 1.3.1.42: 12-oxophytodienoate
reductase EC 1.3.1.43: arogenate...
- color. The
mutation blocks the
formylkynurenine pathway,
which produces xanthommatin.
Xanthomattin is a yellow-brown
pigment in its
primary form, and its...
