Defining the biosynthesis of ketocarotenoids in Chromochloris zofingiensis
Carotenoids are important pigments in photosynthetic organisms where they play essential roles in photoreception and photoprotection. Chromochloris zofingiensis is a unicellular green alga that is able to accumulate high amounts of ketocarotenoids including astaxanthin, canthaxanthin and ketolutein...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Plant Diversity |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246826591930109X |