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Daucus carota DcPSY2 and DcLCYB1 as Tools for Carotenoid Metabolic Engineering to Improve the Nutritional Value of Fruits

Carotenoids are pigments with important nutritional value in the human diet. As antioxidant molecules, they act as scavengers of free radicals enhancing immunity and preventing cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, α-carotene and β-carotene, the main carotenoids of carrots (Daucus carota) ar...

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Autores principales: Arias, Daniela, Arenas-M, Anita, Flores-Ortiz, Carlos, Peirano, Clio, Handford, Michael, Stange, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8427143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34512681
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.677553