Genetic manipulation of carotenoid biosynthesis: Strategies, problems and achievements

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-17

  Sandmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CAROTENOIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 0035207633     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(00)01817-3     Document Type: Review

References (15)

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3. Increased carotenoid production by the food yeast Candida utilis through metabolic engineering of the isoprenoid pathway
4. The biotechnological potential and design of novel carotenoids by gene combination in Escherichia coli
5. Metabolic engineering of the terpenoid biosynthetic pathway of Escherichia coli for production of the carotenoids β-carotene and zeaxanthin
6. Engineered isoprenoid pathway enhances astaxanthin production in Escherichia coli
7. Novel hydroxycarotenoids with improved antioxidative properties produced by gene combination in Escherichia coli
8. Molecular breeding of carotenoid biosynthetic pathways
9. Elevation of the provitamin A content of transgenic tomato plants
10. Seed-specific overexpression of phytoene synthase: Increase in carotenoids and other metabolic effects
11. Engineering the provitamin A (β-carotene) biosynthetic pathway into carotenoid-free rice endosperm
12. Constitutive expression of a fruit phytoene synthase gene in transgenic tomatoes causes dwarfism by redirecting metabolites from the gibberellin pathway
13. Metabolic engineering of astaxanthin production in tobacco flowers
14. Improving lycopene production in Escherichia coli by engineering metabolic control
15. Inheritance of β-carotene in tomato