A common phytoene synthase mutation underlies white petal varieties of the California poppy. [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is renowned for its brilliant golden-orange flowers, though white petal variants have been described.
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Extraction and Analysis by HPLC-DAD of Carotenoids in Human Faeces from Spanish Adults
Antioxidants, 2020 Carotenoids are bioactive compounds with widely accepted health benefits. Their quantification in human faeces can be a useful non-invasive approach to assess their bioavailability.
Elena Rodríguez-Rodríguez +5 more
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Efficient Protein Expression and Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Plants Using a Crinivirus-Derived Vector. [PDF]
, 2018 Plant virus-based vectors are valuable tools for recombinant gene expression and functional genomics for both basic and applied research. In this study, Lettuce infectious yellows virus (LIYV) of the genus Crinivirus was engineered into a virus vector ...
Falk, Bryce W, Qiao, Wenjie
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Functional analysis of the Phycomyces carRA gene encoding the enzymes phytoene synthase and lycopene cyclase. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Phycomyces carRA gene encodes a protein with two domains. Domain R is characterized by red carR mutants that accumulate lycopene. Domain A is characterized by white carA mutants that do not accumulate significant amounts of carotenoids. The carRA-encoded
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Kinetics of lycopene degradation in sunflower and grape seed oils [PDF]
, 2018 The stability of lycopene in two vegetable oils, sunflower seed oil (SSO) and grape seed oil (GSO), was investigated by analyzing the carotenoid degradation kinetics in the temperature range of 10–40°C.
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PLoS ONE, 2014 The 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway leads to the synthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate in plastids. It is a major branch point providing precursors for the synthesis of carotenoids, tocopherols, plastoquinone and the phytyl chain of ...
Natália Corniani +5 more
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Co-production of farnesol and coenzyme Q10 from metabolically engineered Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Microbial Cell Factories, 2019 Background Farnesol is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol present in the essential oils of various plants in nature. It has been reported to be valuable in medical applications, such as alleviation of allergic asthma, gliosis, and edema as well as anti ...
Xueduan Chen +6 more
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Comparative Response of Two Hydrilla Strains to Fluridone [PDF]
, 2005 Experiments were conducted in a controlled-environmental growth chamber to evaluate the response of two strains of the invasive submersed plant Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle to fluridone (1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-[3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl]- 4(1H ...
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Chloroplast to chromoplast transition in tomato fruit: spectral confocalmicroscopy analyses of carotenoids and chlorophylls in isolated plastids and time-lapse recording on intact live tissue [PDF]
, 2011 During evolution, chromoplasts have emerged as plastid structures which accumulate pigments to facilitate flower pollination and seed dispersal of fleshy fruit.
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Journal of Toxicology, 2018 The colorless carotenoids phytoene and phytofluene are comparatively understudied compounds found in common foods (e.g., tomatoes) and in human plasma, internal tissues, and skin. Being naturally present in common foods, their intake at dietary levels is
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