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. 2011 May 16;6(5):e19885. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019885

Table 2. Functional analysis of Psy1 transcripts of H. chilense.

Function
Protein type Transcript tested Color1 β-carotene2
PSY1Hc-432a 1431 Yellow Presence
PSY1Hc-432b 1431 Yellow Presence
PSY1Hc-370a 1245 Pale Yellow Traces
PSY1Hc-370b - - -
PSY1Hc-364 1227 Yellow Presence
PSY1Hc-342 1161 White Absence
PSY1Hc-306 1053 White Absence
PSY1Hc-274 957 White Absence
PSY1Hc-271 1136 Yellow Presence
PSY1Hc-218 869 White Absence
PSY1Hc-196 712, 741 White Absence
PSY1Hc-175 625 White Absence
PSY1Hc-161 618 White Absence
PSY1Hc-159 612 White Absence
PSY1Hc-86 533, 529, 471, 417, 396 White Absence
PSY1Hc-53 329, 290 White Absence
1

Color complementation observed in E. coli colonies co-transformed with pAc-85b plasmid and each of the expression vectors harboring H. chilense Psy1 transcripts.

2

β-carotene production detected by HPLC in co-transformed E. coli pellets.