Carotenoid crystal formation in Arabidopsis and carrot roots caused by increased phytoene synthase protein levels.

<h4>Background</h4>As the first pathway-specific enzyme in carotenoid biosynthesis, phytoene synthase (PSY) is a prime regulatory target. This includes a number of biotechnological approaches that have successfully increased the carotenoid content in agronomically relevant non-green plan...

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Main Authors: Dirk Maass, Jacobo Arango, Florian Wüst, Peter Beyer, Ralf Welsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19636414/pdf/?tool=EBI