A quadruple mutant of Arabidopsis reveals a β-carotene hydroxylation activity for LUT1/CYP97C1 and a regulatory role of xanthophylls on determination of the PSI/PSII ratio

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fiore, Alessia ^a   Dall'Osto, Luca ^b   Cazzaniga, Stefano ^b   Diretto, Gianfranco ^a   Giuliano, Giovanni ^a   Bassi, Roberto ^b,c  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BETA CAROTENE; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BETA CAROTENE; MUTATION; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84859805895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-50     Document Type: Article

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