Two lycopene β-cyclases genes from sweet orange (citrus sinensis l. osbeck) encode enzymes with different functional efficiency during the conversion of lycopene-to-provitamin A

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1731-1747

  Zhang, Jian cheng ^a   Zhou, Wen jing ^a   Xu, Qiang ^a   Tao, Neng guo ^a   Ye, Jun li ^a   Guo, Fei ^a   Xu, Juan ^a   Deng, Xiu xin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotenoids biosynthesis; Citrus fruit; Gene expression; Lycopene; Lycopene cyclase; Transgenic tomato fruit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885762178     PISSN: 20953119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60366-4     Document Type: Article

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