Title |
Identification and functional analysis of the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene (crtE) and phytoene synthase gene (crtB) for carotenoid biosynthesis in Euglena gracilis
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Creator |
Kato Shota
Takaichi Shinichi
Asahina Masashi
Takahashi Senji
Shinomura Tomoko
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Source Title |
BMC PLANT BIOLOGY
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Volume | 16 |
Journal Identifire |
ISSN 1471-2229
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Subjects | |
Language |
eng
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Resource Type | journal article |
Publisher |
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
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Date of Issued | 2016-01-5 |
Access Rights | metadata only access |
Relation |
[DOI] 10.1186/s12870-015-0698-8
[PMID] 26733341
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Remark | The authors are grateful to Dr. N. Misawa (Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan), who kindly provided pACCAR25 Delta crtE, pACCAR25 Delta crtB, and pACCRT-E plasmids. We also thank to Dr. M. Takemura (Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan) for helpful suggestions for the color complementation experiments. A part of this work was supported by grants from the JSPS KAKENHI (25450308) and MEXT-supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities (S1311014) to SK and TS. |