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carotenoid biosynthesis

Known as: carotenoid biosynthetic process, carotenoid anabolism, carotenoid synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Directed evolution of Escherichia coli farnesyl diphosphate synthase (IspA) reveals novel structural determinants of chain length specificity.
2004
2004
A novel carotenoid biosynthesis gene coding for ζ-carotene desaturase: functional expression, sequence and phylogenetic origin
A DNA fragment which has been isolated previously from an Anabaena DNA expression library was subcloned. The corresponding… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Production of zeaxanthin in Escherichia coli transformed with different carotenogenic plasmids
Abstract Carotenoids are of great commercial interest and attempts are made to produce different carotenoids in transgenic… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Identification of carotenoids in Erwinia herbicola and in a transformed Escherichia coli strain.
The yellow pigments of Erwinia herbicola Eho 10 and of a transformed Escherichia coli LE392 pPL376 have been identified as… 
1976
1976
Light-dependent carotenoid synthesis in the tomato fruit.
can therefore be used either alone, when it is desirable to estimate the lysine and arginine content of a given protein sample… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A new inhibitor of carotenoid synthesis in higher plants: 4-chloro-5-(dimethylamino)-2- , , ,(trifluoro-m-tolyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone.
1970
1970
[Light dependent carotenoid synthesis : VI. Time course of synthesis of various carotenoids in Fusarium aquaeductuum after various inductive treatments].
The purpose of these studies was to find which steps in the biosynthetic pathway of carotenoids in Fusarium are under… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
ON THE MECHANISM OF PHOTOINDUCTION OF CAROTENOID SYNTHESIS.
1963
1963
Endogenous Growth Regulation in Carpophores of Agaricus bisporus.
4. GOODWIN, T. W. 1954. Carotinoids: Their Comparative Biochemistry. Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., N. Y. x plus 356 pp. 5… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Photoinduction of carotenoid synthesis of a Mycobacterium sp.
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