ZmcrtRB3 Encodes a Carotenoid Hydroxylase that Affects the Accumulation of α-carotene in Maize Kernel

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 260-269

  Zhou, Yi ^a   Han, Yingjia ^a   Li, Zhigang ^a   Fu, Yang ^a   Fu, Zhiyuan ^a,b   Xu, Shutu ^a   Li, Jiansheng ^a   Yan, Jianbing ^a,c   Yang, Xiaohong ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carotene; Association analysis; Maize; Pro vitamin A; ZmcrtRB3

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA-CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CAROTENOID; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAIZE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860231607     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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