School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
IUBMB Life. 2013 Apr;65(4):334-40. doi: 10.1002/iub.1145. Epub 2013 Feb 23.
Drosophila melanogaster has red eyes. Scientists have been curious about the biosynthesis of the red eye pigments and have completed a number of investigations on these compounds. Scientific contributions made over the past 50 years have improved our understanding of the red eye pigments. Researchers have elucidated the chemical structures of some pigments and have successfully purified and identified the enzymes that participate in the biosynthesis of the red eye pigments. In this article, we will review the characteristics of the Drosophila red eye pigments and of the enzymes and genes involved in its biosynthetic pathway.
果蝇的眼睛是红色的。科学家们一直对红色眼色素的生物合成很感兴趣，并对这些化合物进行了多项研究。过去 50 年来的科学贡献提高了我们对红色眼色素的认识。研究人员阐明了一些色素的化学结构，并成功地纯化和鉴定了参与红色眼色素生物合成的酶。在本文中，我们将回顾果蝇红色眼色素及其生物合成途径中涉及的酶和基因的特征。
