Coordinate expression of multiple bacterial carotenoid genes in canola leading to altered carotenoid production

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-263

  Ravanello, Monica P ^a   Ke, Dangyang ^a   Alvarez, Julie ^a   Huang, Bihua ^a   Shewmaker, Christine K ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 1642457237     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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