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 …

Carotenoid pigment accumulation in horticultural plants

AS Hermanns, X Zhou, Q Xu, Y Tadmor, L Li - Horticultural Plant Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are a group of widely distributed natural pigments. They give many horticultural
plants the bright red, orange, and yellow colors, as well as the aroma and flavor …

The Cauliflower Or Gene Encodes a DnaJ Cysteine-Rich Domain-Containing Protein That Mediates High Levels of β-Carotene Accumulation

S Lu, J Van Eck, X Zhou, AB Lopez… - The Plant …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Despite recent progress in our understanding of carotenogenesis in plants, the mechanisms
that govern overall carotenoid accumulation remain largely unknown. The Orange (Or) gene …

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 …

Metabolic engineering of potato carotenoid content through tuber-specific overexpression of a bacterial mini-pathway

G Diretto, S Al-Babili, R Tavazza, V Papacchioli… - PLoS …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background Since the creation of “Golden Rice”, biofortification of plant-derived foods is a
promising strategy for the alleviation of nutritional deficiencies. Potato is the most important …

Carotenoid metabolism: biosynthesis, regulation, and beyond

S Lu, L Li - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and play a critical role in human nutrition and
health. Significant progress has been made in our understanding of carotenoid metabolism …

Carotenoid crystal formation in Arabidopsis and carrot roots caused by increased phytoene synthase protein levels

D Maass, J Arango, F Wüst, P Beyer, R Welsch - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background As the first pathway-specific enzyme in carotenoid biosynthesis, phytoene
synthase (PSY) is a prime regulatory target. This includes a number of biotechnological …

Differentiation of chromoplasts and other plastids in plants

NM Sadali, RG Sowden, Q Ling, RP Jarvis - Plant cell reports, 2019 - Springer
Plant cells are characterized by a unique group of interconvertible organelles called
plastids, which are descended from prokaryotic endosymbionts. The most studied plastid …

Distinct mechanisms of the ORANGE protein in controlling carotenoid flux

N Chayut, H Yuan, S Ohali, A Meir, U Sa'ar… - Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract β-Carotene adds nutritious value and determines the color of many fruits, including
melon (Cucumis melo). In melon mesocarp, β-carotene accumulation is governed by the …

Bottlenecks in carotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation in rice endosperm are influenced by the precursor–product balance

C Bai, T Capell, J Berman, V Medina… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The profile of secondary metabolites in plants reflects the balance of biosynthesis,
degradation and storage, including the availability of precursors and products that affect the …