Specific oxidative cleavage of carotenoids by VP14 of maize

Science

Volumn 276, Issue 5320, 1997, Pages 1872-1874

  Schwartz, Steven H ^a   Tan, Bao Cai ^b   Gage, Douglas A ^a   Zeevaart, Jan A D ^a   McCarty, Donald R ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CAROTENOID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ABSCISIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIOXYGENASES; MUTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGENASES; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; XANTHOPHYLLS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1842338033     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.276.5320.1872     Document Type: Article

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