Genetics and molecular biology of carotenoid pigment biosynthesis

@article{Armstrong1996GeneticsAM,
  title={Genetics and molecular biology of carotenoid pigment biosynthesis},
  author={G. Armstrong and J. Hearst},
  journal={The FASEB Journal},
  year={1996},
  volume={10},
  pages={228 - 237}
}
  • G. Armstrong, J. Hearst
  • Published 1996
  • Biology, Medicine
  • The FASEB Journal
    • The crucial roles of carotenoids and their metabolites in photooxidative protection and photosynthesis, not to mention nutrition, vision, and cellular differentiation, make them an important and complex class of biological pigments. Significant advances within the last few years have enhanced our understanding of the genetics and molecular biology of carotenoid biosynthesis in bacteria, fungi, algae, and plants. All of the genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis from Rhodobacter capsulatus… CONTINUE READING
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