Genetic engineering of a zeaxanthin-rich potato by antisense inactivation and co-suppression of carotenoid epoxidation

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-272

  Romer S ^a   Lubeck J ^b   Kauder, F ^a   Steiger, S ^c   Adomat, C ^a   Sandmann, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Breeding Station Windeby   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Potato tubers; Transgenic plants; Zeaxanthin accumulation

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 1542293809     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mben.2002.0234     Document Type: Article

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