Expression of a methionine-rich storage albumin from the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K., Lecythidaceae) in transgenic bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae)
Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), an important component in the diet of people in developing countries, has low levels of the essential amino acid, methionine. We have attempted to correct this deficiency by introducing a transgene coding for a methionine-rich storage albumin from the Brazil nut via biolis...
| Main Authors: | Aragão, F.J.L., Barros, L.M.G., Sousa, M.V. de, Grossi de Sá, M.F., Almeida, E.R.P., Gander, E.S., Rech, E.L. |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2017
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| Online Access: |
http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/25558 |
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