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Cloning and characterization of a gene involved in phytoene synthesis from tomato

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  1. Philippe Moureau

    Present address: R & D Department, Medgenix Group, 6220, Fleurus, Belgium

  2. Martin Maunders

    Present address: ATC, Cambridge Science Park, CB4 4WA, Cambridge, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  1. ICI Seeds, Plant Biotechnology Section, Jealott's Hill Research Station, RG12 6EY, Bracknell, UK

    John Ray, Philippe Moureau, Colin Bird, Alison Bird & Wolfgang Schuch

  2. AFRC Expression Unit, Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RD, Loughborough, UK

    Don Grierson & Martin Maunders

  3. Department of Biochemistry, Royal Holloway and Bedford New Colleges, TW20 OEX, Egham, UK

    Mark Truesdale & Peter Bramley

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Ray, J., Moureau, P., Bird, C. et al. Cloning and characterization of a gene involved in phytoene synthesis from tomato. Plant Mol Biol 19, 401–404 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023387

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