Search Results - "Fraser, P D"
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Biosynthesis of a novel C30 carotenoid in Bacillus firmus isolates
Published in Journal of applied microbiology (01-10-2012)“…Aims Pigmented Bacillus spp. with probiotic properties have been isolated. In the yellow‐/orange‐coloured strains, the carotenoid pigments present have been…”
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Carotenoids found in Bacillus
Published in Journal of applied microbiology (01-06-2010)“…Aims: To identify the diversity of pigmented aerobic spore formers found in the environment and to characterize the chemical nature of this pigmentation…”
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Proteomic approach for the detection of chicken mechanically recovered meat
Published in Meat science (01-10-2011)“…Mechanically recovered meat is cheaper than raw meat and thus has been incorporated into many meat-derived products. EU regulations exclude mechanically…”
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Increases in cell elongation, plastid compartment size and phytoene synthase activity underlie the phenotype of the high pigment-1 mutant of tomato
Published in Planta (01-10-2003)“…A characteristic trait of the high pigment-1 (hp-1) mutant phenotype of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is increased pigmentation resulting in darker…”
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Elevation of the provitamin A content of transgenic tomato plants
Published in Nature biotechnology (01-06-2000)“…Tomato products are the principal dietary sources of lycopene and major source of beta-carotene, both of which have been shown to benefit human health. To…”
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Carotenoid Biosynthesis during Tomato Fruit Development (Evidence for Tissue-Specific Gene Expression)
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-05-1994)“…Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv Ailsa Craig) fruit, at five stages of development, have been analyzed for their carotenoid and chlorophyll (Chl)…”
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Subchromoplast Sequestration of Carotenoids Affects Regulatory Mechanisms in Tomato Lines Expressing Different Carotenoid Gene Combinations
Published in The Plant cell (01-11-2013)“…Metabolic engineering of the carotenoid pathway in recent years has successfully enhanced the carotenoid contents of crop plants. It is now clear that only…”
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Effect of the Cnr mutation on carotenoid formation during tomato fruit ripening
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-09-2001)“…The characteristic pigmentation of ripe tomato fruit is due to the deposition of carotenoid pigments. In tomato, numerous colour mutants exist. The Cnr tomato…”
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Identification of metabolites associated with water stress responses in Solanum tuberosum L. clones
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-03-2017)“…Water deficiency has become a major issue for modern agriculture as its effects on crop yields and tuber quality have become more pronounced. Potato genotypes…”
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Increased carotenoid production by the food yeast Candida utilis through metabolic engineering of the isoprenoid pathway
Published in Applied and environmental microbiology (01-07-1998)“…The yeast Candida utilis does not possess an endogenous biochemical pathway for the synthesis of carotenoids. The central isoprenoid pathway concerned with the…”
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Constitutive expression of a fruit phytoene synthase gene in transgenic tomatoes causes dwarfism by redirecting metabolites from the gibberellin pathway
Published in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology (01-11-1995)“…Tomato plants transformed with a copy of the fruit‐expressed phytoene synthase cDNA under control of the CaMV 35S promoter showed ectopic production of…”
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Phytoene synthase from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) chloroplasts — partial purification and biochemical properties
Published in Planta (01-08-2000)“…Phytoene synthase activity in tomato chloroplasts is membrane-associated, requiring treatment with high ionic strength buffer or mild non-ionic detergent for…”
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Expression in Escherichia coli, purification, and reactivation of the recombinant Erwinia uredovora phytoene desaturase
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (05-10-1992)“…A plasmid has been constructed by cloning the complete crtI gene encoding phytoene desaturase from Erwinia uredovora behind the lac Z promoter of pUC18…”
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Evaluation of Transgenic Tomato Plants Expressing an Additional Phytoene Synthase in a Fruit-Specific Manner
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-01-2002)“…Phytoene synthase from the bacterium Erwinia uredovora (crtB) has been overexpressed in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Ailsa Craig). Fruit-specific…”
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What is the best energy-delivery system for hand-held stope drilling and associated equipment in narrow-reef hard rock mines?
Published in Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (01-03-2013)“…Changing mining conditions, legislative issues, rising costs, and the constrained supply of skills and electricity in South Africa, have been some of the…”
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Purification and reactivation of recombinant Synechococcus phytoene desaturase from an overexpressing strain of Escherichia coli
Published in Biochemical journal (01-05-1993)“…The Synechococcus phytoene desaturase has been isolated from an overexpressing strain of Escherichia coli. The plasmid pPDSdel35 mediated the overexpression of…”
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Metabolic engineering of ketocarotenoid formation in higher plants
Published in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology (01-08-2004)“…Although higher plants synthesize carotenoids, they do not possess the ability to form ketocarotenoids. In order to generate higher plants capable of…”
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Production of the Carotenoids Lycopene, β-Carotene, and Astaxanthin in the Food Yeast Candida utilis
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-04-1998)“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Expression of an exogenous isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase gene enhances isoprenoid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli
Published in Biochemical journal (01-06-1997)“…Escherichia coli expressing the Erwinia carotenoid biosynthesis genes, crtE, crtB, crtI and crtY, form yellow-coloured colonies due to the presence of…”
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Genetically modified tomato lines with elevated and altered carotenoid composition
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