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A decrease in phytic acid content substantially affects the distribution of mineral elements within rice seeds.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Sept 2015
Sakai Hiroaki, Iwai Toru, Matsubara Chie, Usui Yuto, Okamura Masaki, Yatou Osamu, Terada Yasuko, Aoki Naohiro, Nishida Sho, Yoshida Kaoru T
Abstract excerpt
Phytic acid (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate; InsP6) is the storage compound of phosphorus and many mineral elements in seeds. To determine the role of InsP6 in the accumulation and distribution of mineral elements in seeds, we performed fine mappings of mineral elements through synchrotron-based X-ray microfluorescence analysis using developing seeds from two independent low phytic acid (lpa) mutants of rice...
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