Phytoene synthase from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) chloroplasts - Partial purification and biochemical properties

Planta

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 361-369

  Fraser, Paul D ^a   Schuch, Wolfgang ^b   Bramley, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Chloroplast; Lycopersicon (carotenoids); Phytoene synthase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BETA CAROTENE; CHLOROPLAST; DETERGENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOELECTRIC POINT; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE DELTA ISOMERASE; MANGANESE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; STOICHIOMETRY; TERPENOID;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033848616     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250000293     Document Type: Article

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