Carotenoid isomerase: A tale of light and isomers

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 427-429

  Giuliano, Giovanni ^a   Giliberto, Leonardo ^a   Rosati, Carlo ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b Trisaia Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS RETICULATA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

CAROTENOID; ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE-ISOMERASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; TOMATO;

ARABIDOPSIS; CAROTENOIDS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0036778294     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)02329-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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