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Quail FMO3 gene cloning, tissue expression profiling, polymorphism detection and association analysis with fishy taint in eggs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Mo Fengtao, Zheng Jiangxia, Wang Peng, Lian Ling, Yi Guoqiang, Xu Guiyun, Yang Ning
Abstract excerpt
Quail eggs comprise a significant and favourable part of table eggs in certain countries. Some quail eggs, however, present fishy off-flavor which directly influences their quality. It is reported that flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) is associated with fish-odour trait in human and animal products. FMO3 is responsible for the degradation of trimethylamine (TMA) in vivo. Loss-of-function mutations in FMO3...
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