Evolutionarily distinct carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases are responsible for crocetin production in Buddleja davidii

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 68, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 4663-4677

  Ahrazem, Oussama ^a   Diretto, Gianfranco ^b   Argandoña, Javier ^a   Rubio Moraga, Angela ^a   Julve, José Manuel ^c   Orzáez, Diego ^c   Granell, Antonio ^c   Gómez Gómez, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoid dioxygenase cleavage; Crocetin; Flowers; Lamiales; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CROCETIN; CROCIN; DIOXYGENASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PLANT PROTEIN; ZEAXANTHIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BUDDLEJA; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

BUDDLEJA; CAROTENOIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIOXYGENASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; ZEAXANTHINS;

EID: 85041257690     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx277     Document Type: Article

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