Plant carotenoids: recent advances and future perspectives

T Sun, S Rao, X Zhou, L Li - Molecular Horticulture, 2022 - Springer
Carotenoids are isoprenoid metabolites synthesized de novo in all photosynthetic
organisms. Carotenoids are essential for plants with diverse functions in photosynthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Vital roles of carotenoids in plants and humans to deteriorate stress with its structure, biosynthesis, metabolic engineering and functional aspects

P Swapnil, M Meena, SK Singh, UP Dhuldhaj… - Current Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are long conjugated isoprenoid molecules with over 1117 identified structures,
belongs to the class of hydrocarbons, involved in a range of biological processes in plants …

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 …

Lycopene is enriched in tomato fruit by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex genome editing

X Li, Y Wang, S Chen, H Tian, D Fu, B Zhu… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies have been focusing on breeding tomato plants with enhanced lycopene
accumulation, considering its positive effects of fruits on the visual and functional properties …

Carotenoid metabolism in plants

N Nisar, L Li, S Lu, NC Khin, BJ Pogson - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Carotenoids are mostly C 40 terpenoids, a class of hydrocarbons that participate in various
biological processes in plants, such as photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis …

Carotenoid metabolism and regulation in horticultural crops

H Yuan, J Zhang, D Nageswaran, L Li - Horticulture research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Carotenoids are a diverse group of pigments widely distributed in nature. The vivid yellow,
orange, and red colors of many horticultural crops are attributed to the overaccumulation of …

Transcriptional regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants: so many regulators, so little consensus

L Stanley, YW Yuan - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In plants, the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway (CBP) is essential for the production of
photosynthetic and protective pigments, plant hormones, and visual/olfactory attractants for …

Tomato as a source of carotenoids and polyphenols targeted to cancer prevention

R Martí, S Roselló, J Cebolla-Cornejo - Cancers, 2016 - mdpi.com
A diet rich in vegetables has been associated with a reduced risk of many diseases related
to aging and modern lifestyle. Over the past several decades, many researches have …

SlWRKY35 positively regulates carotenoid biosynthesis by activating the MEP pathway in tomato fruit

Y Yuan, S Ren, X Liu, L Su, Y Wu, W Zhang… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are vital phytonutrients widely recognised for their health benefits. Therefore, it
is vital to thoroughly investigate the metabolic regulatory network underlying carotenoid …