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Development of coenzyme Q10-enriched rice using sugary and shrunken mutants.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry - 1 Jan 2010
Takahashi Sakiko, Ohtani Toshikazu, Satoh Hikaru, Nakamura Yasunori, Kawamukai Makoto, Kadowaki Koh-ichi
Abstract excerpt
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a popular food supplement. Earlier, we successfully produced CoQ10 in rice, which normally produces predominately CoQ9. Here we developed efficient production of CoQ10 in rice by introducing the gene for decaprenyl diphosphate synthase into rice sugary and shrunken mutants...
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