Status Description Organism Genes References
zeta-carotene desaturase Streptomyces coelicolor SCO6762
phytoene dehydrogenase Mucor circinelloides carB [5] [61]
Phytoene desaturase Corynebacterium glutamicum crtI [62] [63]
zeta-carotene desaturase Anabaena cylindrica G12Z9-2219
three-step phytoene desaturase Cyanobacterium aponinum GLC6-867
zeta-carotene desaturase Cyanobacterium aponinum GLC6-2233
zeta-carotene desaturase Crinalium epipsammum GLC4-3898
zeta-carotene desaturase Calothrix parietina G12V7-4882
zeta-carotene desaturase Cyanobacterium stanieri G1353-1620
three-step phytoene desaturase Cyanobacterium stanieri G1353-1873