Expression of β-carotene hydroxylase gene (crtR-B) from the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis in chloroplasts of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-355

  Tan, Cong Ping ^a,b,c   Zhao, Fang Qing ^a,c   Su, Zhong Liang ^d   Liang, Cheng Wei ^a,c   Qin, Song ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

carotene hydroxylase gene (crtR B); Carotenoids; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Chloroplast transformation

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 34547130538     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-006-9141-8     Document Type: Article

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