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Distinct expression and function of carotenoid metabolic genes and homoeologs in developing wheat grains

BACKGROUND: β-carotene, the most active provitamin A molecule produced by plants, plays important roles in human nutrition and health. β-carotene does not usually accumulate in the endosperm (i.e. flour) of mature wheat grains, which is a major food source of calories for humans. Therefore, enrichin...

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Autores principales: Qin, Xiaoqiong, Fischer, Kathryn, Yu, Shu, Dubcovsky, Jorge, Tian, Li
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27405473
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-016-0848-7