Mechanism of photoregulated carotenogenesis in rhodotorula minuta VIII. Effect of mevinolin on photoinduced carotenogenesis

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 319-323

  Tada, Mikiro ^a   Tsubouchi, Masayuki ^a   Matsuo, Kouju ^a   Takimoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Kimura, Yoshinobu ^a   Takagi, Shigeaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenogenesis; Carotenogenic enzyme; Mevinolin; Photoinduction; Rhodotorula minuta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040863838     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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