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Orange carotenoid protein (OCP) is the photoactive protein that is responsible for high light tolerance in cyanobacteria. We… Expand

The orange carotenoid protein (OCP) is a 35 kDa water-soluble protein involved in a photoprotective mechanism of the… Expand

The Orange Carotenoid Protein (OCP) is a photoactive water soluble protein that is crucial for photoprotection in cyanobacteria… Expand

Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002 is a robust, genetically tractable cyanobacterium that produces six different xanthophyll… Expand

Ketocarotenoids and especially astaxanthin are high-valued pigments used as feed additives. Conventionally, they are provided by… Expand

Potato has been genetically engineered for the production of commercially important ketocarotenoids including astaxanthin (3,3… Expand

The cyanobacterial water-soluble orange carotenoid binding protein (OCP) is an ideal system for study of the effects of protein… Expand

We identified the molecular structures of carotenoids in some Anabaena and Nostoc species. The myxoxanthophyll and… Expand

An in vitro assay procedure for the carotenoid (beta-ionone ring) 3,3'-hydroxylase and 4,4'-oxygenase has been developed that… Expand

A carotenoid biosynthesis gene cluster for the production of astaxanthin was isolated from the marine bacterium Agrobacterium… Expand