Light-dependent regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants

Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-162

  Pizarro, Lorena ^a   Stange, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carotenoid biosynthesis; Gene expression; Light regulation; Plants

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 68349154203     PISSN: 03045609     EISSN: 07181620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202009000200001     Document Type: Review

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