Evolutionary origins and functions of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in marine diatoms

Carotenoids are produced by all photosynthetic organisms, where they play essential roles in light harvesting and photoprotection. The carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of diatoms is largely unstudied, but is of particular interest because these organisms have a very different evolutionary history wit...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Coesel, Sacha (author)
Outros Autores: Obornik, Miroslav (author), Varela, J. (author), Falciatore, Angela (author), Bowler, Chris (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4835
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/4835