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Elucidation of the pathway to astaxanthin in the flowers of Adonis aestivalis.
Cunningham FX Jr, Gantt E
Plant Cell. 2011 Aug;23(8):3055-69. doi: 10.1105/tpc.111.086827. Epub 2011 Aug 23. PubMed Article

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ID Plasmid Purpose
53364pCBFD1/HBFD1BadWill convert beta-carotene into astaxanthin in E. coli when expression of the hbfd1 cDNA is induced with arabinose. Use with pAC-BETA or pAC-BETAipi.
53564pHBFD1BadProduces an active HBFD (carotenoid 4-hydroxy-β-ring 4-dehydrogenase) enzyme in E. coli when expression is induced with arabinose
53565pHBFD1Produces an active HBFD (carotenoid 4-hydroxy-β-ring 4-dehydrogenase) enzyme in E. coli.
53574pCBFD2BadProduces an active CBFD (carotenoid β-ring 4-dehydrogenase) enzyme in E. coli when expression is induced with arabinose

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