Metabolic engineering of ketocarotenoid formation in higher plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-486

  Ralley, Louise ^a   Enfissi, Eugenia M A ^a   Misawa, Norihiko ^b   Schuch, Wolfgang ^c   Bramley, Peter M ^a   Fraser, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Biotechnology Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c CellFor Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Hydroxylase; Metabolic engineering; Metabolite profiling; Multi gene construct; Oxygenase

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; ESTERS; METABOLISM; TOBACCO;

KETOCAROTENOID; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; CRTW PROTEIN, BACTERIA; OXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PARACOCCUS; PLASMID; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TOBACCO; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXYGENASES; PARACOCCUS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TOBACCO;

ENZYMES; METABOLISM; PLANTS; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 4143148527     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02151.x     Document Type: Article

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