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Pathways

Improving the Carotenoid Pathway

In 2009 the Cambridge iGEM team submitted a number of biobricks associated with the carotenoid pathway.
We have been working with these to prove the principle of light controlled manufacturing.

To improve this pathway, we have had the crtY gene synthesized. This gene encodes an enzyme that converts enzyme encodes the

Forward Primer 5' - GAATTCGCGGCCGCTTCTAGAGAGGAGGATTACAAAATGCAACGCATTATGATCTGATTCTCG-3'
Reverse Primer 5'-TGCAGCGGCCGCTACTAGTATTATTAACGATGAGTCGTCATAATGGCTTGC-3'
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