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

Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2010

Devitt Luke C, Fanning Kent, Dietzgen Ralf G, Holton Timothy A

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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 beta-carotene (yellow) is catalysed by lycopene beta-cyclase. This present study describes the cloning and functional characterization of two different genes encoding lycopene...

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PMID: 19887502
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp284
PMCID: PMC2791114

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