AtPDS overexpression in tomato: exposing unique patterns of carotenoid self-regulation and an alternative strategy for the enhancement of fruit carotenoid content

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 482-494

  McQuinn, Ryan P ^a,b,c   Wong, Breanna ^a,b   Giovannoni, James J ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

bioavailability; carotenoid isomerization; fruit ripening; Phytoene desaturase; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PLANT PROTEIN;

FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TOMATO;

CAROTENOIDS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 85029212626     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12789     Document Type: Article

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