POLYPEPTIDES HAVING CAROTENOIDS ISOMERASE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING SAME AND USES THEREOF

摘要

An isolated nucleic acid which comprises a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 50 %, similar to SEQ ID NO:15 (carotenoid isomerase of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)), as determined using the Standard protein-protein BLAST [blastp] software of the NCBI, the polypeptide having carotenoids isomerase catalytic activity, the polypeptide encoded thereby and their uses.