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A novel carotenoid cleavage activity involved in the biosynthesis of Citrus fruit-specific apocarotenoid pigments

Citrus is the first tree crop in terms of fruit production. The colour of Citrus fruit is one of the main quality attributes, caused by the accumulation of carotenoids and their derivative C(30) apocarotenoids, mainly β-citraurin (3-hydroxy-β-apo-8′-carotenal), which provide an attractive orange-red...

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Autores principales: Rodrigo, María J., Alquézar, Berta, Alós, Enriqueta, Medina, Víctor, Carmona, Lourdes, Bruno, Mark, Al-Babili, Salim, Zacarías, Lorenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3808326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24006419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert260