Isolation and functional characterization of <it>Lycopene β-cyclase </it>(<it>CYC-B</it>) promoter from <it>Solanum habrochaites</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carotenoids are a group of C40 isoprenoid molecules that play diverse biological and ecological roles in plants. Tomato is an important vegetable in human diet and provides the vitamin A precursor <it>β</it>-carotene. Gen...
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Language: | English |
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2010-04-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/61 |