Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Lycopene β-Cyclase from Macrophytic Red Alga Bangia fuscopurpurea
Lycopene cyclases cyclize the open ends of acyclic lycopene (ψ,ψ-carotene) into β- or ε-ionone rings in the crucial bifurcation step of carotenoid biosynthesis. Among all carotenoid constituents, β-carotene (β,β-carotene) is found in all photosynthetic organisms, except for purple bacteria and helio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Marine Drugs |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/15/4/116 |