THE REGULATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION OF CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS INTOMATO FRUIT

Authors
BRAMLEY PM
Citation
Pm. Bramley, THE REGULATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION OF CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS INTOMATO FRUIT, Pure and applied chemistry, 69(10), 1997, pp. 2159-2162
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Pure and applied chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00334545
Volume
69
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2159 - 2162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-4545(1997)69:10<2159:TRAGMO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The Ailsa Craig variety of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) has been t ransformed with carotenoid genes from higher plants and bacteria. Prog eny have been analysed for their carotenoid levels, carotenogenic enzy me activities and levels of gene expression. Ultrastructural studies h ave revealed changes in plastid structure. A similar approach has also been adopted with the high pigment (hp) mutant variety, which has ele vated levels of carotenoids compared with the parental cultivar.