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Transcriptional-metabolic networks in beta-carotene-enriched potato tubers: the long and winding road to the Golden phenotype.
Plant physiology - 1 Oct 2010
Diretto Gianfranco, Al-Babili Salim, Tavazza Raffaela, Scossa Federico, Papacchioli Velia, Migliore Melania, Beyer Peter, Giuliano Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in a large number of countries. Biofortification of major staple crops (wheat [Triticum aestivum], rice [Oryza sativa], maize [Zea mays], and potato [Solanum tuberosum]) with β-carotene has the potential to alleviate this nutritional problem. Previously, we engineered transgenic "Golden" potato tubers overexpressing three bacterial genes for β-carotene synthesis...
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