| Title | Carotenoid isomerase: A tale of light and isomers |
|---|---|
| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Giuliano, Giovanni, Giliberto L., and Rosati C. |
| Journal | Trends in Plant Science |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pagination | 427-429 |
| ISSN | 13601385 |
| Keywords | Arabidopsis, article, Bacteria (microorganisms), biosynthesis, Carotenoid, Carotenoids, chemical structure, chemistry, Citrus reticulata, Enzymologic, enzymology, Evolution, gene expression regulation, genetics, Intramolecular Lyases, isomerase, isomerism, light, lycopene, lycopene cyclase isomerase, lycopene cyclase-isomerase, Lycopersicon esculentum, metabolism, Molecular, molecular evolution, Molecular Structure, mutation, Phylogeny, Synechocystis, Tomato |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Notes | cited By 38 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036778294&doi=10.1016%2fS1360-1385%2802%2902329-4&partnerID=40&md5=b108aeb09878d1d229dd6fbb4dff8480 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)02329-4 |
| Citation Key | Giuliano2002427 |
