The sequencing of diverse bacterial genomes is now a routine procedure. In contrast the practical elucidation of microbial metabolomes has
Carotenoids are one of the most diverse classes of natural compounds, with over 600 types known to occur in nature
The control of shoot branching and its impact on plant architecture have fundamental implications for the development of more productive
Carotenoids are a large class of natural yellow, orange, and red pigments, which color fruits, flowers, birds, and crustacea(Hirschberg, 2001;
Quantitative proteomics is an important and analytically challenging aspect of modern biology. This is particularly true for both plant and
The conserved functional motifs, DD(X)nD, are boxed in blue. Identical and similar amino acid residues are shaded in black and
The electron transfer molecules plastoquinone and ubiquinone are formed by the condensation of aromatic head groups with long-chain prenyl diphosphates.
