Genetic modification of tomato with the tobacco lycopene β-cyclase gene produces high β-carotene and lycopene fruit

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 71, Issue 9-10, 2016, Pages 295-301

  Ralley, Louise ^a   Schuch, Wolfgang ^a   Fraser, Paul D ^a   Bramley, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

genetic modification; lycopene; lycopene cyclase; Solanum lycopersicum; carotene

Indexed keywords

2-(4-CHLOROPHENYLTHIO)TRIETHYLAMINE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ETHYLAMINE; ISOMERASE; LYCOPENE; LYCOPENE CYCLASE-ISOMERASE; PLANT PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT LEAF; PROCEDURES; TOBACCO; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BETA CAROTENE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CAROTENOIDS; ETHYLAMINES; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOBACCO;

EID: 84990966927     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2016-0102     Document Type: Article

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