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Heterologous expression of xanthophyll esterase genes affects carotenoid accumulation in petunia corollas

The majority of carotenoids in petals are xanthophylls and most of these xanthophylls are esterified with fatty acids. Although petunia (Petunia x hybrida) is an important ornamental plant, it cannot accumulate enough carotenoids to have deep-yellow flowers. Our previous study suggested that low est...

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Autores principales: Kishimoto, Sanae, Oda-Yamamizo, Chihiro, Ohmiya, Akemi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6987204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31992834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58313-y