Carotenoid synthesis and phytoene synthase activity during mating of Blakeslea trispora

Phytochemistry

Volumn 76, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-45

  Breitenbach, Jürgen ^a   Fraser, Paul D ^b   Sandmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blakeslea trispora carotenogenic mutants; Carotenoid biosynthesis in matings; Immuno location of lycopene cyclase; In vitro carotenogenesis; Regulation of phytoene synthase

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CAROTENOID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; ISOMERASE; ISOPRENOID PHOSPHATE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE-ISOMERASE; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCORALES; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; CAROTENOIDS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; IMMUNE SERA; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCORALES; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SOLUBILITY;

BLAKESLEA TRISPORA; FUNGI;

EID: 84857922872     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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