Biosynthesis of β-carotene (provitamin A) in rice endosperm achieved by genetic engineering

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 236, Issue , 2001, Pages 219-232

  Al Babili, Salim ^a   Ye, Xudong ^b   Lucca, Paola ^b   Potrykus, Ingo ^b   Beyer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE-ISOMERASE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; BETA CAROTENE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS;

EID: 0035231687     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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