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Production of Saffron Apocarotenoids in Nicotiana benthamiana Plants Genome-Edited to Accumulate Zeaxanthin Precursor

Crocins are glycosylated apocarotenoids with strong coloring power and anti-oxidant, anticancer, and neuro-protective properties. We previously dissected the saffron crocin biosynthesis pathway, and demonstrated that the CsCCD2 enzyme, catalyzing the carotenoid cleavage step, shows a strong preferen...

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Autores principales: Demurtas, Olivia Costantina, Sulli, Maria, Ferrante, Paola, Mini, Paola, Martí, Maricarmen, Aragonés, Verónica, Daròs, José-Antonio, Giuliano, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10305034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37367887
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060729