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ReviewPhotosynthesis research2008

The biochemical basis for structural diversity in the carotenoids of chlorophototrophic bacteria.

Julia A Maresca, Joel E Graham, Donald A Bryant

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Review in Photosynthesis research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julia A MarescaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Joel E Graham
Donald A Bryant
Pennsylvania State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ongoing work has led to the identification of most of the biochemical steps in carotenoid biosynthesis in chlorophototrophic bacteria. In carotenogenesis, a relatively small number of modifications leads to a great diversity of carotenoid structures. This review examines the individual steps in the pathway, discusses how each contributes to structural diversity among carotenoids, and summarizes recent progress in elucidating the biosynthetic pathways for carotenoids in chlorophototrophs.

Indexed as

BacteriaBiochemistryCarotenoidsChloroplastsPhotochemistryStereoisomerismCarotenoids

Identifiers

PMID18535920
OpenAlexW2118615613

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