Daucus carota as a novel model to evaluate the effect of light on carotenogenic gene expression
Carotenoids are synthesized in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. In plants and algae, these lipophilic molecules possess antioxidant properties acting as reactive oxygen species scavengers and exert functional roles in hormone synthesis, photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis and in photoprotection....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602008000300006 |