Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
发明人:
申请号:
EP11714114.3
公开号:
EP2545177B1
申请日:
2011.03.09
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention relates to means and methods for modifying the expression of a component in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway to modify the production of carotenoid towards accumulation of at least one of phytoene, phytofluene, zeta carotene or combinations thereof. The present invention further relates to genetically altered organisms having elevated content of these carotenoids. The present invention further relates to genetically altered organisms having elevated content of these carotenoids, particularly in chromoplast-containing cells.