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Induced protein polymorphisms and nutritional quality of gamma irradiation mutants of sorghum.
Mutation research - 1 Sept 2013
Mehlo Luke, Mbambo Zodwa, Bado Souleymane, Lin Johnson, Moagi Sydwell M, Buthelezi Sindisiwe, Stoychev Stoyan, Chikwamba Rachel
Abstract excerpt
Physical and biochemical analysis of protein polymorphisms in seed storage proteins of a mutant population of sorghum revealed a mutant with redirected accumulation of kafirin proteins in the germ. The change in storage proteins was accompanied by an unusually high level accumulation of free lysine and other essential amino acids in the endosperm. This mutant further displayed a significant suppression in the...
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