Crocins-rich tomato extracts showed enhanced protective effects in vitro, Morote, L., Lobato-Gómez M., Ahrazem O., Argandoña J., Olmedilla-Alonso B., López-Jiménez A.J., Diretto Gianfranco, Cuciniello R., Bergamo P., Frusciante Sarah, et al. , Journal of Functional Foods, Volume 101, (2023)

Engineering the production of crocins and picrocrocin in heterologous plant systems, Gomez-Gomez, L., Morote L., Fajardo C.M., Rubio-Moraga A., Frusciante Sarah, Diretto Gianfranco, and Ahrazem O. , Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 194, (2023)

Engineering high levels of saffron apocarotenoids in tomato, Ahrazem, O., Diretto Gianfranco, Rambla J.L., Rubio-Moraga A., Lobato-Gómez M., Frusciante Sarah, Argandoña J., Presa S., Granell A., and Gomez-Gomez L. , Horticulture Research, Volume 9, (2022)

Subfunctionalization of D27 Isomerase Genes in Saffron, López-Jiménez, A.J., Morote L., Niza E., Mondéjar M., Rubio-Moraga A., Diretto Gianfranco, Ahrazem O., and Gomez-Gomez L. , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 23, Number 18, (2022)

Identification and characterization of apocarotenoid modifiers and carotenogenic enzymes for biosynthesis of crocins in Buddleja davidii flowers, Diretto, Gianfranco, López-Jiménez A.J., Ahrazem O., Frusciante Sarah, Song J., Rubio-Moraga A., and Gomez-Gomez L. , Journal of Experimental Botany, Volume 72, Number 8, p.3200-3218, (2021)

A new glycosyltransferase enzyme from family 91, ugt91p3, is responsible for the final glucosylation step of crocins in saffron (Crocus sativus l.), López, A.J., Frusciante Sarah, Niza E., Ahrazem O., Rubio-Moraga A., Diretto Gianfranco, and Gomez-Gomez L. , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 22, Number 16, (2021)

Determination of In Vitro and In Vivo Activities of Plant Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases, Gomez-Gomez, L., Diretto Gianfranco, Ahrazem O., and Al-Babili S. , Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Volume 2083, p.63-74, (2020)

Efficient production of saffron crocins and picrocrocin in Nicotiana benthamiana using a virus-driven system, Martí, M., Diretto Gianfranco, Aragonés V., Frusciante Sarah, Ahrazem O., Gomez-Gomez L., and Daròs J.-A. , Metabolic Engineering, Volume 61, p.238-250, (2020)

Differential accumulation of pelargonidin glycosides in petals at three different developmental stages of the orange-flowered gentian (Gentiana lutea L. var. aurantiaca), Diretto, Gianfranco, Jin X., Capell T., Zhu C., and Gomez-Gomez L. , PLoS ONE, Volume 14, Number 2, (2019)

The specialized roles in carotenogenesis and apocarotenogenesis of the phytoene synthase gene family in saffron, Ahrazem, O., Diretto Gianfranco, J. Picazo Argandoña, Fiore Alessia, Rubio-Moraga A., Rial C., Varela R.M., Macías F.A., Castillo R., Romano E., et al. , Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 10, (2019)

UGT709G1: a novel uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of picrocrocin, the precursor of safranal in saffron (Crocus sativus), Diretto, Gianfranco, Ahrazem O., Rubio-Moraga A., Fiore Alessia, Sevi F., Argandoña J., and Gomez-Gomez L. , New Phytologist, Volume 224, Number 2, p.725-740, (2019)

Transcriptome analysis in tissue sectors with contrasting crocins accumulation provides novel insights into apocarotenoid biosynthesis and regulation during chromoplast biogenesis, Ahrazem, O., Argandoña J., Fiore Alessia, Aguado C., Luján R., Rubio-Moraga A., Marro M., Araujo-Andrade C., Loza-Alvarez P., Diretto Gianfranco, et al. , Scientific Reports, Volume 8, Number 1, (2018)

Evolutionarily distinct carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases are responsible for crocetin production in Buddleja davidii, Ahrazem, O., Diretto Gianfranco, Argandoña J., Rubio-Moraga A., Julve J.M., Orzáez D., Granell A., and Gomez-Gomez L. , Journal of Experimental Botany, Volume 68, Number 16, p.4663-4677, (2017)

Tissue-specific accumulation of sulfur compounds and saponins in different parts of garlic cloves from purple and white ecotypes, Diretto, Gianfranco, Rubio-Moraga A., J. Argando A. J., Castillo P., Gomez-Gomez L., and Ahrazem O. , Molecules, Volume 22, Number 8, (2017)

Unraveling massive crocins transport and accumulation through proteome and microscopy tools during the development of saffron stigma, Gomez-Gomez, L., Parra-Vega V., Rivas-Sendra A., Seguí-Simarro J.M., Molina R.V., Pallotti C., Rubio-Moraga A., Diretto Gianfranco, Prieto A., and Ahrazem O. , International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 18, Number 1, (2017)

Novel carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase catalyzes the first dedicated step in saffron crocin biosynthesis, Frusciante, Sarah, Diretto Gianfranco, Bruno M., Ferrante Paola, Pietrella M., Prado-Cabrero A., Rubio-Moraga A., Beyer P., Gomez-Gomez L., Al-Babili S., et al. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Volume 111, Number 33, p.12246-12251, (2014)