Metabolic engineering of carotenoids in transgenic sweetpotato

Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam], which contains high levels of antioxidants such as ascorbate and carotenoids in its storage root, is one of the healthiest foods, as well as one of the best starch crops for growth on marginal lands. In plants, carotenoid pigments are involved in light harvest...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Breeding Science 2017, Vol.67(1), pp.27-34
Hauptverfasser:	Kang, Le, Park, Sung-Chul, Ji, Chang Yoon, Kim, Ho Soo, Lee, Haeng-Soon, Kwak, Sang-Soo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	abiotic stress Accumulation Aging Antioxidants Ascorbic acid Biosynthesis Carbohydrates Carotenoids Catabolism Cloning Cultivars Diet Food Metabolic engineering Metabolism Nutrient deficiency Orange gene Photosynthesis Pigments Plants (botany) Review RNA interference Starch Storage sweetpotato
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