Publications in collaboration with researchers from National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (17)

2024

  1. Metabolic engineering of crocins and picrocrocin apocarotenoids in potato group phureja

    Engineering Reports

  2. Verbascum species as a new source of saffron apocarotenoids and molecular tools for the biotechnological production of crocins and picrocrocin

    Plant Journal, Vol. 118, Núm. 1, pp. 58-72

2023

  1. Crocins-rich tomato extracts showed enhanced protective effects in vitro

    Journal of Functional Foods, Vol. 101

  2. Engineering the production of crocins and picrocrocin in heterologous plant systems

    Industrial Crops and Products, Vol. 194

2022

  1. Engineering high levels of saffron apocarotenoids in tomato

    Horticulture Research, Vol. 9

  2. Fortification and bioaccessibility of saffron apocarotenoids in potato tubers

    Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol. 9

  3. Subfunctionalization of D27 Isomerase Genes in Saffron

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 23, Núm. 18

2021

  1. A new glycosyltransferase enzyme from family 91, ugt91p3, is responsible for the final glucosylation step of crocins in saffron (Crocus sativus l.)

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 22, Núm. 16

  2. Identification and characterization of apocarotenoid modifiers and carotenogenic enzymes for biosynthesis of crocins in Buddleja davidii flowers

    Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 72, Núm. 8, pp. 3200-3218

2019

  1. Multi-species transcriptome analyses for the regulation of crocins biosynthesis in Crocus

    BMC Genomics, Vol. 20, Núm. 1

  2. The specialized roles in carotenogenesis and apocarotenogenesis of the phytoene synthase gene family in saffron

    Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 10

  3. UGT709G1: a novel uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of picrocrocin, the precursor of safranal in saffron (Crocus sativus)

    New Phytologist, Vol. 224, Núm. 2, pp. 725-740

2018

  1. Transcriptome analysis in tissue sectors with contrasting crocins accumulation provides novel insights into apocarotenoid biosynthesis and regulation during chromoplast biogenesis

    Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, Núm. 1

2017

  1. Evolutionarily distinct carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases are responsible for crocetin production in Buddleja davidii

    Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 68, Núm. 16, pp. 4663-4677

  2. Tissue-specific accumulation of sulfur compounds and saponins in different parts of garlic cloves from purple and white ecotypes

    Molecules, Vol. 22, Núm. 8

  3. Unraveling massive crocins transport and accumulation through proteome and microscopy tools during the development of saffron stigma

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 18, Núm. 1

2014

  1. Novel carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase catalyzes the first dedicated step in saffron crocin biosynthesis

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 111, Núm. 33, pp. 12246-12251