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)

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)

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)