Metabolic engineering of crocins and picrocrocin apocarotenoids in potato group phureja, Gómez-Gómez, Lourdes, López-Jimenez Alberto José, Fajardo Cristian Martinez, Morote Lucía, Frusciante Sarah, Rambla Jose Luis, Diretto Gianfranco, Rubio-Moraga Ángela, Mondejar-López María, Niza Enrique, et al. , Engineering Reports, (2024)

Heterologous expression of Bixa orellana cleavage dioxygenase 4-3 drives crocin but not bixin biosynthesis, Frusciante, Sarah, Demurtas Olivia Costantina, Sulli Maria, Mini P., Aprea Giuseppe, Diretto Gianfranco, Karcher D., Bock R., and Giuliano Giovanni , Plant Physiology, Volume 188, Number 3, p.1469-1482, (2022)

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)

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)

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)

Study of 'Redhaven' peach and its white-fleshed mutant suggests a key role of CCD4 carotenoid dioxygenase in carotenoid and norisoprenoid volatile metabolism, Brandi, F., Bar E., Mourgues F., Horvath G., Turcsi E., Giuliano Giovanni, Liverani A., Tartarini S., Lewinsohn E., and Rosati C. , BMC Plant Biology, Volume 11, (2011)