End-product regulation of carotenogenesi
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Eduardo R. Bejarano; Fernando Parra; Francisco J. Murillo; Enrique Cerdá-Olmedo
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Article
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1988
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Springer
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English
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Wild-type Phycomyces blakesleeanus synthesizes the yellow pigment, beta-carotene. Colour mutants exhibit various alterations in the biosynthesis of beta-carotene or in its regulation. The presence of certain chemicals in the medium stimulates carotenogenesis in the wild type. We attribute different