Functional analysis of the beta and epsilon lycopene cyclase enzymes of Arabidopsis reveals a mechanism for control of cyclic carotenoid formation.

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Published in Plant Cell on September 01, 1996

Authors

F X Cunningham1, B Pogson, Z Sun, K A McDonald, D DellaPenna, E Gantt

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1: Department of Plant Biology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.

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