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Metabolic engineering of crocins and picrocrocin apocarotenoids in potato group phureja

Engineering Reports
The stigmas of Crocus sativus accumulate the exclusive apocarotenoids crocin and picrocrocin, which are dried and desiccated to make commercial saffron.
Lourdes Gómez‐Gómez, Alberto José López‐Jimenez, Cristian Martinez Fajardo, Lucía Morote, Sarah Frusciante, José Luis Rambla, Gianfranco Diretto, Ángela Rubio‐Moraga, María Mondejar‐López, Enrique Niza, Javier Argandoña, Silvia Presa, Antonio Granell, Oussama Ahrazem   +13 more
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Negative Regulators of Rice Agronomic Traits: Functional Insights and Applications in Genome Editing‐Based Breeding

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the staple crop for more than half of the global population, and improving grain yield, grain quality, and stress resistance remain central goals of modern rice breeding. Among current precision breeding strategies, genome editing has created new opportunities for crop improvement, but its success depends heavily on the selection of ...
Wenhao Wu, Feng Jin, Huaxiang Xu, Ranran Liao, Zhongming Fang   +4 more
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Directed evolution of Arabidopsis thaliana carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1

Plant Growth Regulation, 2011
Arabidopsis thaliana Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase 1 (AtCCD1) is the role model for CCDs, a class of enzymes that cleave highly specific C=C double bonds in carotenoids and apo-carotenoids. CCD1s cleave carotenoids symmetrically and regio-selective at the 9-10 and 9’-10’ position.
Yangrong Cao, Xiao-Li Guo, Quan Zhang, Zi-Yi Cao, Yan-Xiu Zhao, Hui Zhang   +5 more
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Phylogeny-guided discovery of a crocetin dialdehyde-producing carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase from Paulownia tomentosa

Current Plant Biology
Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) mediate the oxidative cleavage of carotenoids, producing apocarotenoids with diverse biological functions and industrial relevance.
Lucía Morote, Eduardo Parreño, Elena Moreno Giménez, Verónica Aragonés, Alberto José López Jiménez, Ángela Rubio-Moraga, Oussama Ahrazem, Gianfranco Diretto, José-Antonio Daròs, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez   +9 more
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Gene Editing of Nicotiana benthamiana Architecture for Space‐Efficient Production of Recombinant Proteins in Closed Environments

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indoor vertical farming (VF) offers practical advantages for the cultivation of plant protein bio‐factories including plant uniformity, product consistency, water/nutrient recycling and production cycles on a year‐round basis. Much progress has been achieved toward the development of innovative systems for artificial lighting, automated ...
Béatrice Giroux, Kristina LeBreux, Louis Feyzeau, Marie‐Claire Goulet, Charles Goulet, Dominique Michaud   +5 more
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Evolutionarily distinct carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases are responsible for crocetin production in Buddleja davidii [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Botany, 2017
Crocetin, one of the few colored apocarotenoids known in nature, is present in flowers and fruits and has long been used medicinally and as a colorant. Saffron is the main source of crocetin, although a few other plants produce lower amounts of this apocarotenoid. Notably, Buddleja davidii accumulates crocetin in its flowers.
Ahrazem El Kadiri, Oussama, Diretto, Gianfranco, Argandoña Picazo, Javier, Rubio Moraga, Ángela, Julve, José Manuel, Orzaez, Diego, Granell Richart, Antonio, Gómez Gómez, María Lourdes   +7 more
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Gene-metabolite networks of volatile metabolism in Airen and Tempranillo grape cultivars revealed a distinct mechanism of aroma bouquet production

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Volatile compounds are the major determinants of aroma and flavour in both grapes and wine. In this study, we investigated the emission of volatile and non-volatile compounds during berry maturation in two grape varieties (Airén and Tempranillo ...
Jose Luis RAMBLA NEBOT, Jose Luis RAMBLA NEBOT, Almudena Trapero-Mozos, Gianfranco Diretto, Angela Rubio-Moraga, Antonio Granell, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez, OUSSAMA AHRAZEM, OUSSAMA AHRAZEM   +8 more
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Integrated Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Revealed the Capsanthin Biosynthesis and Sequestration in Processing Type Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum var. conoides)

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2026.
This study establishes that fruit color divergence in Yanjiao pepper cultivars arises from hierarchical regulation of carotenoid metabolism, driven by yellow‐blue chromaticity variation and cultivar‐specific metabolic strategies. These findings provide a mechanistic framework for breeding peppers with enhanced color stability and nutraceutical value ...
Qi Chen, Ming Wang, Minjie Duan, Youjin Hao, Jian Ming, Honghai Li   +5 more
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De novo Sequencing and Analysis of Lemongrass Transcriptome Provides First Insights into the Essential Oil Biosynthesis of Aromatic Grasses

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Aromatic grasses of the genus Cymbopogon (Poaceae family) represent unique group of plants that produce diverse composition of monoterpene rich essential oils, which have great value in flavour, fragrance, cosmetic and aromatherapy industries.
Seema Meena, Sarma Rajeevkumar, DK Venkata Rao, Varun Dwivedi, HB Shilpashree, Shubhra Rastogi, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Dinesh A Nagegowda   +7 more
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Drought‐Induced Abscisic Acid Accumulation in Soybean Roots Depends on NCED Gene Expression More Than Shoot‐to‐Root ABA Transport

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 7, Page 4166-4177, July 2026.
Abstract Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key phytohormone in plant responses to water deficit. Although there is extensive evidence that roots can synthesise ABA, recent findings suggest that local synthesis in response to dehydration contributes little to the root ABA pool compared to shoot‐sourced ABA.
Jaime Puértolas, Pedro Castro‐Valdecantos, Moxian Chen, Jianhua Zhang, Ian C. Dodd   +4 more
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