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Life on the vine

Nature Biotechnology volume 20, pages 558–560 (2002)Cite this article

Tomato plants engineered with increased levels of polyamines show delayed ripening and increased levels of the antioxidant lycopene.

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Figure 1: Outline of the metabolic pathways in fruit leading to the production of polyamines (blue) or ethylene (green).

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  1. professor of plant biochemistry, University of Nottingham, School of Biosciences, Loughborough, United Kingdom

    Greg Tucker

  2. research leader, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick, United Kingdom

    Graham Seymour

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