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Biosynthesis of plant pigments: anthocyanins, betalains and carotenoids

  1. Yoshikazu Tanaka1,*,
  2. Nobuhiro Sasaki2,
  3. Akemi Ohmiya3

Article first published online: 9 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03447.x

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Tanaka, Y., Sasaki, N. and Ohmiya, A. (2008), Biosynthesis of plant pigments: anthocyanins, betalains and carotenoids. The Plant Journal, 54: 733–749. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03447.x

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    Institute for Plant Science, Suntory Ltd, 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka 618-8503, Japan,

  2. 2

    Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan, and

  3. 3

    National Institute of Floricultural Science, Fujimoto 2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8519, Japan

* *(fax +81 75 962 3791; e-mail yoshikazu_tanaka@suntory.co.jp).

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  3. Received 13 October 2007; revised 16 January 2008; accepted 23 January 2008.

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