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The Phytoene synthase gene family of apple (Malus x domestica) and its role in controlling fruit carotenoid content

BACKGROUND: Carotenoid compounds play essential roles in plants such as protecting the photosynthetic apparatus and in hormone signalling. Coloured carotenoids provide yellow, orange and red colour to plant tissues, as well as offering nutritional benefit to humans and animals. The enzyme phytoene s...

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Autores principales: Ampomah-Dwamena, Charles, Driedonks, Nicky, Lewis, David, Shumskaya, Maria, Chen, Xiuyin, Wurtzel, Eleanore T., Espley, Richard V., Allan, Andrew C.
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/PMC4517366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26215656
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-015-0573-7

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