Molecular cloning and functional expression in E. coli of a novel plant enzyme mediating zeta-carotene desaturation.

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Published in FEBS Lett on September 25, 1995

Authors

M Albrecht1, A Klein, P Hugueney, G Sandmann, M Kuntz

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1: Biosynthesis Group, Fachbereich Biologie, J.W. Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany.

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