Elevation of lutein content in tomato: A biochemical tug-of-war between lycopene cyclases

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-176

  Giorio, Giovanni ^a   Yildirim, Arzu ^a,b   Stigliani, Adriana Lucia ^a   D'Ambrosio, Caterina ^a  

^a ALSIA Centro Ricerche Metapontum Agrobios   (Italy)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Genetically modified organisms; Lutein; Lycopene cyclase; Relative cyclase activity ratio; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAROTENOIDS; CYCLASE ACTIVITY; CYCLASES; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; LUTEIN; TOMATO;

FRUITS;

CAROTENE; DELTA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENETIC CODE; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

CAROTENOIDS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; LUTEIN; LYCOPENE CYCLASE; RELATIVE CYCLASE ACTIVITY RATIO; TOMATO;

CAROTENOIDS; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; LUTEIN; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84886999061     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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