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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers and analysis of genetic variability in Curculigo latifolia Dryand.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Nov 2012
Babaei Nahid, Abdullah Nur Ashikin Psyquay, Saleh Ghizan, Abdullah Thohirah Lee
Abstract excerpt
Curculin, a sweet protein found in Curculigo latifolia fruit has great potential for the pharmaceutical industry. This protein interestingly has been found to have both sweet taste and taste-modifying capacities comparable with other natural sweeteners. According to our knowledge this is the first reported case on the isolation of microsatellite loci in this genus. Hence, the current development of microsatellite...
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