Research
| Title: | Chloroplast budding mediates β-carotene transport for early stage astaxanthin hyperaccumulation in microalgae |
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| First author: | Ma, Haiyan; Wang, Zhaokun; Ge, Feng; Zhang, Cheng-Cai |
| Journal: | PLANT PHYSIOLOGY |
| Years: | 2025 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/plphys/kiaf423 |
| Abstract: | beta-Carotene, the precursor of the high-value carotenoid astaxanthin, is transported into the cytoplasm via chloroplast membrane budding. |
