Carotenoid isomerase: a tale of light and isomers

被引：56

作者：

Giuliano, G

Giliberto, L

Rosati, C

机构：

[1] Casaccia Res Ctr, ENEA, I-00100 Rome AD, Italy

[2] Trisaia Res Ctr, ENEA, I-75026 Rotondella, Italy

来源：

TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE | 2002年 / 7卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1016/S1360-1385(02)02329-4

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

Carotenoids are terpenoid pigments containing systems of conjugated double bonds, each of which can exist in a cis or trans configuration. The existence of a carotenoid isomerase (CrtISO) mediating cis-to-trans isomerization has been suspected ever since the description of the tomato tangerine mutant in the early 1940s, whose fruits accumulate a poly-cis-isomer of lycopene. Recently, CrtISO has been cloned in Synechocystis and in plants, and has been shown to be related to bacterial carotene desaturases.

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页码：427 / 429

页数：3

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