Carotenoid metabolism in plants: the role of plastids

T Sun, H Yuan, H Cao, M Yazdani, Y Tadmor, L Li - Molecular plant, 2018 - cell.com
Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and critical in human diets. Plastids are the
organelles for carotenoid biosynthesis and storage in plant cells. They exist in various types …

Plant apocarotenoids: from retrograde signaling to interspecific communication

JC Moreno, J Mi, Y Alagoz, S Al‐Babili - The Plant Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic and some non‐
photosynthetic organisms. They are essential for photosynthesis and contribute to many …

Synthesis and function of apocarotenoid signals in plants

X Hou, J Rivers, P León, RP McQuinn, BJ Pogson - Trends in plant science, 2016 - cell.com
In plants, carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis and photoprotection. However,
carotenoids are not the end products of the pathway; apocarotenoids are produced by …

The citrus transcription factor CsMADS6 modulates carotenoid metabolism by directly regulating carotenogenic genes

S Lu, Y Zhang, K Zhu, W Yang, J Ye, L Chai… - Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Although remarkable progress has been made toward understanding carotenoid
biosynthesis, the mechanisms that regulate the transcription of carotenogenic genes remain …

Toward the 'golden'era: The status in uncovering the regulatory control of carotenoid accumulation in plants

T Sun, L Li - Plant Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are essential pigments to plants and important natural products to humans.
Carotenoids as both primary and specialized metabolites fulfill multifaceted functions in …

Biosynthesis of monoterpenoid and sesquiterpenoid as natural flavors and fragrances

H Jiang, X Wang - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Terpenoids are a large class of plant-derived compounds, that constitute the main
components of essential oils and are widely used as natural flavors and fragrances. The …

[HTML][HTML] Provitamin A biofortification of crop plants: a gold rush with many miners

G Giuliano - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Carotenoid biofortification of all major crops has been obtained.•Studies show
good levels of bioaccessibility/bioavailability of the produced carotenoids.•Additional studies …

Changing form and function through carotenoids and synthetic biology

ET Wurtzel - Plant physiology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Changing Form and Function through Carotenoids and Synthetic Biology | Plant Physiology |
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Synthetic conversion of leaf chloroplasts into carotenoid-rich plastids reveals mechanistic basis of natural chromoplast development

B Llorente, S Torres-Montilla, L Morelli… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Plastids, the defining organelles of plant cells, undergo physiological and morphological
changes to fulfill distinct biological functions. In particular, the differentiation of chloroplasts …

Carotenoid biofortification in crop plants: citius, altius, fortius

X Zheng, G Giuliano, S Al-Babili - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are indispensable for human health, required as precursors of vitamin A and
efficient antioxidants. However, these plant pigments that play a vital role in photosynthesis …