In recent work, researchers from the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences characterized the molecular mechanism of color formation in an ...

Representative scheme of the carotenoid pathways in tomato and the crocins and picrocrocin pathways from saffron that were introduced into the tomato fruit. Apocarotenoids, derived from the oxidative ...

A novel plant-breeding strategy is targeting crop yield, nutritional value and stress tolerance, all through the expression of one gene. Manipulating the content of carotenoids, such as ß-carotene, ...

Manipulating the content of carotenoids, such as ß-carotene, has been found to improve plant growth and increase yield and tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity. Within ...

Suggested Citation: "8 •-Carotene and Other Carotenoids." Institute of Medicine. 2000. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids. Washington, DC: The National ...