Identification of a key gene StAR-like-3 responsible for carotenoids accumulation in the noble scallop Chlamys nobilis

Carotenoids play important roles in living organisms. However, animals cannot synthesize carotenoids by themselves, and they must absorb and accumulate carotenoids from their diets in which some key genes are involved. In present study, a gene named StAR-like-3 was characterized in the noble scallop...

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Main Authors: Yunpeng Xue, Hongkuan Zhang, Karsoon Tan, Hongyu Ma, Shengkang Li, Huaiping Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666566221000630