Altered Levels of Aroma and Volatiles by Metabolic Engineering of Shikimate Pathway Genes in Tomato Fruits

Altered Levels of Aroma and Volatiles by Metabolic Engineering of Shikimate Pathway Genes in Tomato Fruits

The tomato (<em>Solanum lycopersicum</em>) fruit is an excellent source of antioxidants, dietary fibers, minerals and vitamins and therefore has been referred to as a “functional food”. Ripe tomato fruits produce a large number of specialized metabolites including volatile organic compou...

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Main Authors: Vered Tzin, Ilana Rogachev, Sagit Meir, Michal Moyal Ben Zvi, Tania Masci, Alexander Vainstein, Asaph Aharoni, Gad Galili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2015-06-01
Series:AIMS Bioengineering
Subjects:
3-Deoxy-D-Arabino-Heptulosonate 7-Phosphate Synthase
aromatic amino acids
metabolism
volatiles
Chorismate Mutase
Prephenate Dehydratase
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