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Identification of the carotenoid isomerase provides insight into carotenoid biosynthesis, prolamellar body formation, and photomorphogenesis.
The Plant cell - 1 Feb 2002
Park Hyoungshin, Kreunen Sarah S, Cuttriss Abby J, DellaPenna Dean, Pogson Barry J
Abstract excerpt
Carotenoids are essential photoprotective and antioxidant pigments synthesized by all photosynthetic organisms. Most carotenoid biosynthetic enzymes were thought to have evolved independently in bacteria and plants. For example, in bacteria, a single enzyme (CrtI) catalyzes the four desaturations leading from the colorless compound phytoene to the red compound lycopene, whereas plants require two desaturases...
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