Phytoene photoinduction in a carotenoid mutant of Neurospora crassa
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Botany
- Vol. 54 (21) , 2445-2448
- https://doi.org/10.1139/b76-260
Abstract
The dynamics of carotenoid photoinduction in N. crassa have been studied by comparing a wild type and a mutant strain lacking the second step (phytoene dehydrogenation) in the carotene biosynthetic pathway. The data indicate that dark-grown cultures contain 113 to 150 μg carotenoid per gram dry weight and that light induction can double the carotenoid content. Phytoene synthesis and phytoene dehydrogenations are photoregulated independently.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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