9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase activity

Known as: NCED, VP14, nine-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase activity 
Catalysis of the reactions: a 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid + O2 = 2-cis,4-trans-xanthoxin + a 12'-apo-carotenal; 9-cis-violaxanthin + O2 = 2-cis,4-trans… (More)
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Suppression of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase, which encodes a key enzyme in abscisic acid biosynthesis, alters fruit texture in transgenic tomato.
Cell wall catabolism during fruit ripening is under complex control and is key for fruit quality and shelf life. To examine the… (More)
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2006
2006
A 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase inhibitor for use in the elucidation of abscisic acid action mechanisms.
The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) accumulates in response to drought stress and confers stress tolerance to plants. 9-cis… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Regulation of ABA level and water-stress tolerance of Arabidopsis by ectopic expression of a peanut 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene.
The oxidative cleavage of cis-epoxycarotenoids catalyzed by 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) is considered to be the rate… (More)
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2006
2006
Cloning and characterization of two 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase genes, differentially regulated during fruit maturation and under stress conditions, from orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck).
There is now biochemical and genetic evidence that oxidative cleavage of cis-epoxycarotenoids by 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid… (More)
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2004
2004
A novel inhibitor of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase in abscisic acid biosynthesis in higher plants.
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a major regulator in the adaptation of plants to environmental stresses, plant growth, and development. In… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Molecular characterization of the Arabidopsis 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene family.
A key regulated step in abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis in plants is catalyzed by 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Regulation of drought tolerance by gene manipulation of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase, a key enzyme in abscisic acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.
Abscisic acid (ABA), a plant hormone, is involved in responses to environmental stresses such as drought and high salinity, and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Ectopic expression of a tomato 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene causes over-production of abscisic acid.
The tomato mutant notabilis has a wilty phenotype as a result of abscisic acid (ABA) deficiency. The wild-type allele of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Abscisic acid biosynthesis in tomato: regulation of zeaxanthin epoxidase and 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase mRNAs by light/dark cycles, water stress and abscisic acid
Two genes encoding enzymes in the abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis pathway, zeaxanthin epoxidase (ZEP) and 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Characterization of the 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene family and the regulation of abscisic acid biosynthesis in avocado.
Avocado (Persea americana Mill. cv Lula) is a climacteric fruit that exhibits a rise in ethylene as the fruit ripens. This rise… (More)
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