Isolation and functional characterization of a lycopene β-cyclase gene that controls fruit colour of papaya (Carica papaya L.)

The colour of papaya fruit flesh is determined largely by the presence of carotenoid pigments. Red-fleshed papaya fruit contain lycopene, whilst this pigment is absent from yellow-fleshed fruit. The conversion of lycopene (red) to β-carotene (yellow) is catalysed by lycopene β-cyclase. This present...

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Main Authors: Devitt, Luke C., Fanning, Kent, Dietzgen, Ralf G., Holton, Timothy A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2010
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Research Papers
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791114/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19887502
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erp284
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