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A putative gene sbe3-rs for resistant starch mutated from SBE3 for starch branching enzyme in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Yang Ruifang, Sun Chunlong, Bai Jianjiang, Luo Zhixiang, Shi Biao, Zhang Jianming, Yan Wengui, Piao Zhongze
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Foods high in resistant starch (RS) are beneficial to prevent various diseases including diabetes, colon cancers, diarrhea and chronic renal or hepatic diseases. Elevated RS in rice is important for public health since rice is a staple food for half of the world population. A japonica mutant 'Jiangtangdao 1' (RS = 11.67%) was crossed with an indica cultivar 'Miyang 23' (RS = 0.41%). The mutant sbe3-rs that...
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