Functional analysis of the β and ε lycopene cyclase enzymes of Arabidopsis reveals a mechanism for control of cyclic carotenoid formation

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1613-1626

  Cunningham Jr , Francis X ^a   Pogson, Barry ^b,c   Sun, Zairen ^a   McDonald, Kelly A ^c   DellaPenna, Dean ^b   Gantt, Elisabeth ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 10344250388     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.9.1613     Document Type: Article

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