Performing photosynthesis without β-carotene.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33138910.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.63584 and PMC identifier 7609062.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Research on mutant tobacco plants shows that a pigment called β-carotene is not necessary for photosynthesis.
Medical subject headings
- Chlorophyll
- beta Carotene