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From: Carotenoid metabolism during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development under different light conditions is regulated by biosynthesis and degradation

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a The carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in higher plants. Modified according to [3, 10]. PSY, phytoene synthase; PDS, phytoene desaturase; ZDS, ζ-carotene desaturase; CRTISO, carotenoid isomerase; LCYB, lycopene β-cyclase; LCYE, lycopene ε-cyclase; BCH, β-carotene hydroxylase; CYP450-BCH, carotenoid β-ring hydroxylase of cytochrome P450 family; CYP450-ECH, carotenoid ε-ring hydroxylase of cytochrome P450 family; ZEP, zeaxanthin epoxidase; NSY, neoxanthin synthase; CCD, carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase; NCED, 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase. b Bilberry fruit developmental stages. S1, flower; S2, small unripe green fruit; S3, large unripe green fruit; S4, ripening purple fruit; S5, fully ripe blue fruit

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