... suggested a single cut at the C9–C10 double bond of the ring-bearing side of 3-OH-c-carotene in combination with several cleavageoptions in the linear half of the molecule, namely at the C9¢–C10¢,C7¢–C8¢ ... temperature of 340 °C, which was maintained for an addi-tional 5 min. The He carrier gas flow was maintained at1mLÆmin)1using a split flow of 1 : 20. The splitless timewas 3 min, and the injector ... investigate the activity of OsCCD1, the correspond-ing cDNA was cloned and expressed as a glutathioneS-transferase (GST)-fusion protein in Escherichia coli cells. However, the insolubility of the fusion...