Crocetin and crocin production in plant and bacteria using a CCD4 enzyme from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
Lucía Morote, Elena Moreno Giménez, Alberto José López Jiménez…·Lourdes Gómez‐Gómez
This paper reports the identification of NatCCD4.1, an enzyme from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, and demonstrates its use in microbial and plant systems to produce crocetin dialdehyde and crocins with high yields.