Molecular evolution of carotenoid biosynthesis from bacteria to plants

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-440

  Sandmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYCLIZATION REACTIONS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ENZYME; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROKARYOTA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0036896020     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2002.1160401.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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