Carotenoid accumulation in Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc.): Molecular analysis of carotenogenic gene expression and ethylene regulation

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3414-3420

  Kita, Masayuki ^a   Kato, Masaya ^a,b   Ban, Yusuke ^a,c   Honda, Chikako ^a   Yaegaki, Hideaki ^a   Ikoma, Yoshinori ^a   Moriguchi, Takaya ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Ethylene; Fruit ripening; Gene expression; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Phytoene synthase (PmPSY 1)

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PRUNUS;

CAROTENOIDS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ETHYLENES; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PRUNUS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS MUME;

EID: 34249279195     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf063552v     Document Type: Article

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