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Identification of Homogentisate Dioxygenase as a Target for Vitamin E Biofortification in Oilseeds.
Plant physiology - 1 Nov 2016
Stacey Minviluz G, Cahoon Rebecca E, Nguyen Hanh T, Cui Yaya, Sato Shirley, Nguyen Cuong T, Phoka Nongnat, Clark Kerry M, Liang Yan, Forrester Joe, Batek Josef, Do Phat Tien, Sleper David A, Clemente Thomas E, Cahoon Edgar B, Stacey Gary
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Soybean (Glycine max) is a major plant source of protein and oil and produces important secondary metabolites beneficial for human health. As a tool for gene function discovery and improvement of this important crop, a mutant population was generated using fast neutron irradiation. Visual screening of mutagenized seeds identified a mutant line, designated MO12, which produced brown seeds as opposed to the yellow...
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