Reconstruction of the astaxanthin biosynthesis pathway in rice endosperm reveals a metabolic bottleneck at the level of endogenous β-carotene hydroxylase activity

Bottlenecks in carotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation in rice endosperm are influenced by the precursor-product balance

(2015) Chao Bai et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Metabolic engineering of tomato for high-yield production of astaxanthin

(2013) Jun-Chao Huang et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Anin vitrosystem for the rapid functional characterization of genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation

(2013) Chao Bai et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Biofortification of plants with altered antioxidant content and composition: genetic engineering strategies

(2012) Changfu Zhu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Cloning and selection of carotenoid ketolase genes for the engineering of high-yield astaxanthin in plants

(2012) Junchao Huang et al.   PLANTA

A golden era—pro-vitamin A enhancement in diverse crops

(2011) Chao Bai et al.   IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT

Functional characterization of various algal carotenoid ketolases reveals that ketolating zeaxanthin efficiently is essential for high production of astaxanthin in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2011) Y.-J. Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Pathway engineering of plants toward astaxanthin production

(2011) Norihiko Misawa   Plant Biotechnology

Travel advice on the road to carotenoids in plants

(2010) Gemma Farré et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Pathway engineering of Brassica napus seeds using multiple key enzyme genes involved in ketocarotenoid formation

(2009) Masaki Fujisawa et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Metabolic engineering of ketocarotenoid biosynthesis in higher plants

(2008) Changfu Zhu et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

The 5′-untranslated region of the Oryza sativa alcohol dehydrogenase gene functions as a translational enhancer in monocotyledonous plant cells

(2008) Tadatoshi Sugio et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING