Characterization and molecular cloning of a flavoprotein catalyzing the synthesis of phytofluene and zeta-carotene in Capsicum chromoplasts. [PDF]
European Journal of Biochemistry, 1992 In plants, ζ‐carotene is the first visible carotenoid formed in the biosynthetic pathway through the following two‐step desaturation reaction: phytoene→phytofluene→ζ‐carotene. Using Capsicum annuum chromoplast membranes and the reconstitution system previously described [Camara, B., Bardat, F. & Monéger, R. (1982) Eur. J. Biochem. 127, 255–258], we
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Effect of Fluridone on Roots and Leaf Buds Development in Stem Cuttings of Salix babylonica (L.) ‘Tortuosa’ and Related Metabolic and Physiological Traits [PDF]
MoleculesThe herbicide fluridone (1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-[3-trifluoromethyl (phenyl)]-4(1H)-pyridone) interferes with carotenoid biosynthesis in plants by inhibiting the conversion of phytoene to phytofluene.
Wiesław Wiczkowski +7 more
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779 Phytoene and Phytofluene – A novel multifunctional mechanism for observed skin lightening properties [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2019 S. Krispin +4 more
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Carotenoids and Dermoaesthetic Benefits: Public Health Implications
Cosmetics, 2023 Food technology, health, nutrition, dermatology, and aesthetics have focused on colorless carotenoids. Carotenoids are readily bioavailable and have demonstrated various health-promoting actions.
Foteini Biskanaki +6 more
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Potential of golden potatoes to improve vitamin A and vitamin E status in developing countries. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most widely consumed plant food by humans. Its tubers are rich in starch and vitamin C, but have low or null levels of essential nutrients such as provitamin A and vitamin E.
Chureeporn Chitchumroonchokchai +4 more
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Stereoisomers of Colourless Carotenoids from the Marine Microalga Dunaliella salina
Molecules, 2020 Carotenoids comprise a diverse range of naturally occurring stereoisomers, which differ in their physico-chemical properties. Their biosynthesis begins with phytoene, which is a rarity among carotenoids because it is colourless.
Laura Mazzucchi +2 more
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, 2021 Background Phytoene (PT) and phytofluene (PTF) are rarities within carotenoids as they are colorless. Despite they have been mostly ignored in the past, there is strong evidence that they are major dietary carotenoids readily bioavailable in humans that ...
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Marine Drugs, 2022 Chlorpropham is a carbamate herbicide that inhibits cell division and has been widely used as a potato sprout suppressant. Recently we showed that the microalga Dunaliella salina treated with chlorpropham massively accumulated the colourless carotenoids ...
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Plant-type phytoene desaturase: Functional evaluation of structural implications. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Phytoene desaturase (PDS) is an essential plant carotenoid biosynthetic enzyme and a prominent target of certain inhibitors, such as norflurazon, acting as bleaching herbicides.
Julian Koschmieder +6 more
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