Differential contribution of the first two enzymes of the MEP pathway to the supply of metabolic precursors for carotenoid and chlorophyll biosynthesis in carrot (Daucus carota)

Differential contribution of the first two enzymes of the MEP pathway to the supply of metabolic precursors for carotenoid and chlorophyll biosynthesis in carrot (Daucus carota)

Carotenoids and chlorophylls are photosynthetic pigments synthesized in plastids from metabolic precursors provided by the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. The first two steps in the MEP pathway are catalyzed by the deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS) and reductoisomerase (DXR) enzym...

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Main Authors: Kevin Simpson, Luis Felipe Quiroz, Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion, Claudia Renate Stange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Carotenoids
carrot
Storage root
chlorophylls.
deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS)
deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01344/full

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