The biosynthesis and accumulation of β-carotene in Dunaliella salina proceed via the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate/pyruvate pathway

Natural Product Research

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1021-1028

  Capa Robles, Willian ^a   Paniagua Michel, J ^a   Soto, Jorge Olmos ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

carotene; Carotenogenesis; Dunaliella salina; Metabolic pathway; Non mevalonate

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; FOSMIDOMYCIN; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; MEVALONIC ACID; MEVINOLIN; PYRUVIC ACID;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUNALIELLA SALINA; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT METABOLISM;

ALGAE, GREEN; BETA CAROTENE; FOSFOMYCIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE; LOVASTATIN; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PYRUVIC ACID;

DUNALIELLA SALINA; SALINA BETA;

EID: 67651007547     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410802689689     Document Type: Article

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