Regulation and activation of phytoene synthase, a key enzyme in carotenoid biosynthesis, during photomorphogenesis

Planta

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 846-854

  Welsch, Ralf ^a   Beyer, Peter ^a   Hugueney, Philippe ^a   Kleinig, Hans ^a   Von Lintig, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Photomorphogenesis; Phytoene synthase; Prolamellar body; Sinapis (phytoene synthase); Thylakoid

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HIGHER PLANT; LIGHT; MESSENGER RNA; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; THYLAKOID;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SINAPIS;

EID: 0033677902     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250000352     Document Type: Review

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