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Metabolic Profiling and Quantification of Carotenoids and Related Isoprenoids in Crop Plants

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Fraser, P.D., Bramley, P.M. (2006). Metabolic Profiling and Quantification of Carotenoids and Related Isoprenoids in Crop Plants. In: Saito, K., Dixon, R.A., Willmitzer, L. (eds) Plant Metabolomics. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29782-0_17

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