Carotenoid biosynthesis in plant storage organs: Recent advances and prospects for improving plant food quality

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-151

  Taylor, Mark ^a   Ramsay, Gavin ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD PRODUCTS; FRUITS; HYDROXYLATION; ISOMERIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; TISSUE;

APOCAROTENOIDS; CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS; FOOD QUALITY; PLANT STORAGE ORGANS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOSYNTHESIS; FOOD; FRUITS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20444422970     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2005.00509.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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