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The lycopene β-cyclase plays a significant role in provitamin A biosynthesis in wheat endosperm

BACKGROUND: Lycopene β-cyclase (LCYB) is a key enzyme catalyzing the biosynthesis of β-carotene, the main source of provitamin A. However, there is no documented research about this key cyclase gene’s function and relationship with β-carotene content in wheat. Therefore, the objectives of this study...

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Autores principales: Zeng, Jian, Wang, Cheng, Chen, Xi, Zang, Mingli, Yuan, Cuihong, Wang, Xiatian, Wang, Qiong, Li, Miao, Li, Xiaoyan, Chen, Ling, Li, Kexiu, Chang, Junli, Wang, Yuesheng, Yang, Guangxiao, He, Guangyuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25943989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-015-0514-5