An investigation of carotenoid biosynthesis in Coffea canephora and Coffea arabica

Carotenoids are essential components of the photosynthetic apparatus in a wide range of organisms. They participate in the adaptation of plastids to changing environmental light conditions and prevent photo-oxidative damage of the photosynthetic apparatus by detoxifying reactive oxygen species. We i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of plant physiology. - 1979. - 165(2008), 10 vom: 07. Juli, Seite 1087-106
1. Verfasser: Simkin, Andrew J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Moreau, Helene, Kuntz, Marcel, Pagny, Gaëlle, Lin, Chenwei, Tanksley, Steve, McCarthy, James
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of plant physiology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Fibrillins Microfilament Proteins RNA, Plant Water 059QF0KO0R Carotenoids 36-88-4 Mixed Function Oxygenases EC 1.- mehr... beta-carotene hydroxylase EC 1.14.13.-