Genetics Research and Improvement of Carotenoids in Vegetable Crops with Gene Engineering
DENG Bo-tao1，ZHUANG Fei-yun2*，OU Cheng-gang2，LU Hong-mei3
1College of Biological Sciences and Technology，Shenyang Agricultural University，Shenyang 110161，Liaoning,China;2Institute of Vegetables and Flowers，Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Beijing 100081，China;3Shanghai Landscape Gardening Research Institute,Shanghai 200030,China
Abstract：Carotenoids play vital roles in plant photosynthesis and protecting against chlorophyll bleaching.Carotenoids have a range of diverse biological functions，especially in relation to human health.There are more than 20 key genes been cloned，which are possible to genetically manipulate carotenoid biosynthesis pathway in plants.In this review，recent progress of carotenoid genetics are summarized，and introduced some successful transgenic plants which were altered the carotenoid composition and content with gene engineering in main vegetables such as tomato,carrot and pepper.
邓波涛 庄飞云* 欧承刚 陆红梅. 蔬菜作物中类胡萝卜素的遗传研究及其基因工程改良[J]. 中国蔬菜, 2009, 1(16): 1-7.
DENG Bo-tao;ZHUANG Fei-yun*;OU Cheng-gang;LU Hong-mei. Genetics Research and Improvement of Carotenoids in Vegetable Crops with Gene Engineering. , 2009, 1(16): 1-7.
