Cloning and characterization of the geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPS) responsible for carotenoid biosynthesis in Pyropia umbilicalis

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 671-678

  Yang, Li En ^a,b   Huang, Xing Qi ^a   Lu, Qin Qin ^b   Zhu, Jian Yi ^c   Lu, Shan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Oceanology and Marine Fisheries   (China)

^c CHANGSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotenoid metabolism; Geranylgeranyl diphosphate; GGPP; GGPP synthase; Pyropia umbilicalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957435162     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-015-0593-6     Document Type: Article

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