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Chromoplast-specific carotenoid-associated protein appears to be important for enhanced accumulation of carotenoids in hp1 tomato fruits.
Plant physiology - 1 Apr 2013
Kilambi Himabindu Vasuki, Kumar Rakesh, Sharma Rameshwar, Sreelakshmi Yellamaraju
Abstract excerpt
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) high-pigment mutants with lesions in diverse loci such as DNA Damage-Binding Protein1 (high pigment1 [hp1]), Deetiolated1 (hp2), Zeaxanthin Epoxidase (hp3), and Intense pigment (Ip; gene product unknown) exhibit increased accumulation of fruit carotenoids coupled wit...
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