Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening
Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering genetically modified (GM) tomatoes
2016
Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening
Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering genetically modified (GM) tomatoes
Metabolite profiling of Dioscorea yam species reveals underutilised biodiversity and renewable sources for high-value compounds
Dioscorea (yam) species comprise a genus of 613 tuberous climbing plants. Of these, seven to ten are cultivated on a
Subchromoplast Fractionation Protocol for Different Solanaceae Fruit Species
Macromolecules, proteins, lipids, and other small molecules, such as carotenoids can be studied within different tissues and organelles using an
Metabolic engineering of astaxanthin biosynthesis in maize endosperm and characterization of a prototype high oil hybrid
Maize was genetically engineered for the biosynthesis of the high value carotenoid astaxanthin in the kernel endosperm.
The regulation of carotenoid formation in tomato fruit
Carotenoid biosynthesis in plants includes a complex series of desaturation/isomerisation reactions, cat-alyzed by four independent enzymes. In bacteria and fungi
Metabolite analysis of Mycobacterium species under aerobic and hypoxic conditions reveals common metabolic traits
A metabolite profiling approach has been implemented to elucidate metabolic adaptation at set culture conditions in five Mycobacterium species (two
Engineerd maize as a source of astaxanthin processing and application as fish feed
Astaxanthin from a transgenic maize line was evaluated as feed supplement source conferring effective pigmentation of rainbow trout flesh.
Metaboolite profiling of PHycomyces blakesleeanus carotene mutatns reveals global changes across intermediary metabolism
The filamentous fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus provides a renewable biosource of industrial high-value compounds such as carotenes, other isoprenoids (ubiquinone and