Carotenoid oxygenases: Cleave it or leave it

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 145-149

  Giuliano, Giovanni ^a   Al Babili, Salim ^b   Von Lintig, Johannes ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0038676914     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00053-0     Document Type: Review

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