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Decoding Isoprenoid Transcript-Metabolite Interactions in Carotenoid Tomato Fruit Mutants Uncovers Novel Metabolic Cross-Links.
International journal of molecular sciences - 15 May 2026
Frusciante Sarah, Demurtas Olivia Costantina, Falcone Giulia, Giuliano Giovanni, Diretto Gianfranco
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Carotenoids are an important class of natural compounds, essential for human nutrition, acting in plants as pigments and apocarotenoid precursors. Tomato is a key model for carotenoid metabolism, as genetic variation strongly affects carotenoid composition during fruit ripening. To date, most of the enzymes involved in the carotenoid pathway were mainly characterized by linking gain- or loss-of-function...
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