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phytoene dehydrogenase

Known as: phytoene desaturase 
National Institutes of Health

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Oxidoreductase
carotenoid desaturase

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2006
2006
Marker-free transgenic (MFT) near-isogenic introgression lines (NIILs) of 'golden' indica rice (cv. IR64) with accumulation of provitamin A in the endosperm tissue.
We have developed near-isogenic introgression lines (NIILs) of an elite indica rice cultivar (IR64) with the genes for beta… 
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Isolation and characterization of phytoene desaturase cDNA involved in the beta-carotene biosynthetic pathway in Dunaliella salina.
The green alga Dunaliella salina is one of the best and most important biological sources of beta-carotene; however, to date the… 
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
cDNA cloning and expression of carotenogenic genes during flower development in Gentiana lutea
All cDNAs involved in carotenoid biosynthesis leading to lycopene in yellow petals of Gentiana lutea have been cloned from a cDNA… 
2000
2000
In vitro and in situ inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis in Capsicum annuum by bleaching herbicides.
Pepper leaves treated with the herbicide J852 show an accumulation of phytoene and zeta-carotene, whereas treatment with… 
1998
1998
Regulation of phytoene desaturase expression is independent of leaf pigment content in Arabidopsis thaliana
Synthesis of carotenoids in higher plants occurs in the plastids, but all of the required enzymes are coded for in the nuclear… 
1997
1997
Cloning, sequencing and expressing the carotenoid biosynthesis genes, lycopene cyclase and phytoene desaturase, from the aerobic photosynthetic bacterium Erythrobacter longus sp. strain Och101 in…
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
Conversion from Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase to Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase by Random Chemical Mutagenesis (*)
Prenyltransferases catalyze the consecutive condensation of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) with allylic diphosphates to produce… 
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1992
Highly Cited
1992
Expression in Escherichia coli, purification, and reactivation of the recombinant Erwinia uredovora phytoene desaturase.
A plasmid has been constructed by cloning the complete crtI gene encoding phytoene desaturase from Erwinia uredovora behind the… 
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Functional Complementation in Escherichia coli of Different Phytoene Desaturase Genes and Analysis of Accumulated Carotenes
Three different phytoene desaturase genes, from Rhodobacter capsulatus, Erwinia uredovora, and Synechococcus PCC 7942, have been… 
1989
1989
In vitro carotenogenesis and characterization of the phytoene desaturase reaction in Anacystis.
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