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Multiple microscopic approaches demonstrate linkage between chromoplast architecture and carotenoid composition in diverse Capsicum annuum fruit.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 2013
Kilcrease James, Collins Aaron M, Richins Richard D, Timlin Jerilyn A, O'Connell Mary A
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Increased accumulation of specific carotenoids in plastids through plant breeding or genetic engineering requires an understanding of the limitations that storage sites for these compounds may impose on that accumulation. Here, using Capsicum annuum L. fruit, we demonstrate directly the unique sub-organellar accumulation sites of specific carotenoids using live cell hyperspectral confocal Raman microscopy....
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