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phytoene

Known as: 7,7',8,8',11,11',12,12'-Octahydro-Psi,Psi-Carotene, (6E,10E,14E,16E,18E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,14,16,18,22,26,30-Nonaene, All-Trans-Phytoene 
A 40 carbon dietary fatty acid produced by the conversion of two molecules of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate by the enzyme phytoene synthase that is an… 
National Institutes of Health

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2010
2010
Label-free porous silicon immunosensor for broad detection of opiates in a blind clinical study and results comparison to commercial analytical chemistry techniques.
In this work, we evaluate for the first time the performance of a label-free porous silicon (PSi) immunosensor assay in a blind… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Gene silencing using a heat-inducible RNAi system in Arabidopsis.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Destabilizing interactions among [PSI(+)] and [PIN(+)] yeast prion variants.
The yeast Sup35 and Rnq1 proteins can exist in either the noninfectious soluble forms, [psi-] or [pin-], respectively, or the… 
2001
2001
Functional properties of diapophytoene and related desaturases of C(30) and C(40) carotenoid biosynthetic pathways.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Characterization of al-2, the Phytoene Synthase Gene of Neurospora crassa
medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4413, the IMm-Planck-Institut… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Genetic and biochemical characterization of carotenoid biosynthesis mutants of Rhodobacter capsulatus.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
An enzyme complex for the dehydrogenation of phytoene in Phycomyces.
Phycomyces strain C5, carrying mutation carB10, accumulates phytoene instead of beta-carotene. Heterokaryons containing C5 nuclei… 
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.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Photochemical studies of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in Neurospora crassa.
1960
1960
The incorporation of mevalonic acid-2-C14 and dimethylacrylic acid-3-C14 into carotenes.
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