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phytofluene

Known as: All-Trans-Phytofluene, (6E,10E,12E,14E,16Z,18E,22E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyldotriaconta- 2,6,10,12,14,16,18,22,26,30-Decaene, 15-Cis-Phytofluene (SY) 
A 40 carbon dietary fatty acid that is an intermediate in carotenoid biosynthesis in plants and is derived from the desaturation of double bonds in… 
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2008
2008
A Carotenoid Algal Preparation Containing Phytoene and Phytofluene Inhibited LDL Oxidation In Vitro
The antioxidative effect of the carotenoids phytoene and phytofluene in biological systems has not yet been studied. We therefore… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A deficiency at the gene coding for zeta-carotene desaturase characterizes the sunflower non dormant-1 mutant.
The non dormant-1 (nd-1) mutant of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is characterized by an albino and viviparous phenotype… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Characterization and molecular cloning of a flavoprotein catalyzing the synthesis of phytofluene and zeta-carotene in Capsicum chromoplasts.
In plants, zeta-carotene is the first visible carotenoid formed in the biosynthetic pathway through the following two-step… 
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… 
1975
1975
The Inhibition of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Green Algae by SANDOZ H 6706: Accumulation of Phytoene and Phytofluene in Chlorella fusca
Abstract Prolonged cultivation of the green alga Chlorella fusca under heterotrophic conditions and in the presence of sub-lethal… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The conversion of phytoene-14C to acyclic, monocyclic, and dicyclic carotenes and the conversion of lycopene-15,15'-3H to mono- and dicyclic carotenes by soluble enzyme systems obtained from plastids…
1970
1970
Enzymatic conversion of isopentenyl pyrophosphate-4-14C and phytoene-14C to acyclic carotenes by an ammonium sulfate-precipitated spinach enzyme system.
1965
1965
A STUDY OF INHIBITION OF CAROTENOID SYNTHESIS.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
ON THE MECHANISM OF PHOTOINDUCTION OF CAROTENOID SYNTHESIS.
1960
1960
The incorporation of mevalonic acid-2-C14 and dimethylacrylic acid-3-C14 into carotenes.
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