Phytoene synthase-2 enzyme activity in tomato does not contribute to carotenoid synthesis in ripening fruit

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 687-698

  Fraser, Paul D ^a   Kiano, Joy W ^a   Truesdale, Mark R ^a,c   Schuch, Wolfgang ^b   Bramley, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Lycopersicon esculentum; Mutants; Phytoene synthases

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; RIPENING; TOMATO; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ISOENZYMES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MUTATION; RNA, PLANT;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033167332     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006256302570     Document Type: Article

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