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The high content of β-carotene present in orange-pulp fruits of Carica papaya L. is not correlated with a high expression of the CpLCY-β2 gene.
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) - 1 Oct 2017
Chan-León Arianna C, Estrella-Maldonado Humberto, Dubé Pascal, Fuentes Ortiz Gabriela, Espadas-Gil Francisco, Talavera May Carlos, Ramírez Prado Jorge, Desjardins Yves, Santamaría Jorge M
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the transcriptional regulation of six genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis, together with the carotenoid accumulation during postharvest ripening of three different papaya genotypes of contrasting pulp color. Red-pulp genotype (RPG) showed the lowest content of yellow pigments (YP), such as β-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and violaxanthin, together with the lowest relative expression levels...
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