Source to sink: regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 266-274

  Cazzonelli, Christopher I ^a   Pogson, Barry J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; PLANTS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ALGAE; FUNGI;

EID: 77950537784     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2010.02.003     Document Type: Review

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