Silencing of beta-carotene hydroxylase increases total carotenoid and beta-carotene levels in potato tubers

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Diretto, Gianfranco ^a   Welsch, Ralf ^b   Tavazza, Raffaela ^a   Mourgues, Fabienne ^a   Pizzichini, Daniele ^a   Beyer, Peter ^b   Giuliano, Giovanni ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VIOLACEAE;

BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE HYDROXYLASE; BETA-CAROTENE HYDROXYLASE; CAROTENOID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LYCOPENE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; PLANT DNA; TUBULIN; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POTATO; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SILENCING; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUBULIN; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 33947417743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-7-11     Document Type: Article

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