Carotenoid accumulation and characterization of cDNAs encoding phytoene synthase and phytoene desaturase in garlic (Allium sativum)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5412-5417

  Tuan, Pham Anh ^a   Kim, Jae Kwang ^b   Kim, Haeng Hoon ^b   Lee, Sook Young ^c   Park, Am Il ^a   Park, Sang Un ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Carotenoids; Gene expression; Phytoene desaturase; Phytoene synthase

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CAROTENOID ACCUMULATION; CAROTENOIDS; CDNA ENCODING; EXPRESSION LEVELS; KEY ENZYMES; ORTHOLOGOUS GENES; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; SEQUENCE IDENTITY;

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE EXPRESSION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PIGMENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAROTENOID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOENE DEHYDROGENASE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; PLANT DNA; TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GARLIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GARLIC; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 79957945843     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf2009827     Document Type: Article

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