Expression and phylogenetic analysis of two new lycopene β-cyclases from Citrus paradisi

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Mendes, Amanda F S ^a   Chen, Chunxian ^b   Gmitter, Fred G ^b,c   Moore, Gloria A ^c   Costa, Marcio G C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE-ISOMERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRAPEFRUIT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BASE SEQUENCE; CITRUS PARADISI; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI;

EID: 78650066205     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2010.01415.x     Document Type: Article

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