Chinese-German consortium develops astaxanthin-producing tomatoes using synthetic biology

A team from Peking University, CAS Kunming Institute of Botany and Frankfurt University introduced and overexpressed two algal enzymes which efficiently convert β-carotene to astaxanthin in tomato leading to hyperproduction of astaxanthin in the fruits.

Junchuao HUANG et al., Metabolic Engineering 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2013.02.005

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