Two Lycopene β-Cyclases Genes from Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) Encode Enzymes With Different Functional Efficiency During the Conversion of Lycopene-to-Provitamin A

Two Lycopene β-Cyclases Genes from Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) Encode Enzymes With Different Functional Efficiency During the Conversion of Lycopene-to-Provitamin A

Citrus fruits are rich in carotenoids. In the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway, lycopene β-cyclase (LCYb, EC:1.14.-.-) is a key regulatory enzyme in the catalysis of lycopene to β-carotene, an important dietary precursor of vitamin A for human nutrition. Two closely related lycopene β-cyclase cDNAs,...

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Main Authors: Jian-cheng ZHANG, Wen-jing ZHOU, Qiang XU, Neng-guo TAO, Jun-li YE, Fei GUO, Juan XU, Xiu-xin DENG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Subjects:
carotenoids biosynthesis
citrus fruit
gene expression
lycopene
lycopene β-cyclase
β-Carotene
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913603664

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