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Molecular elucidation of a new allelic variation at the Sg-5 gene associated with the absence of group A saponins in wild soybean.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Sundaramoorthy Jagadeesh, Park Gyu Tae, Mukaiyama Kyosuke, Tsukamoto Chigen, Chang Jeong Ho, Lee Jeong-Dong, Kim Jeong Hoe, Seo Hak Soo, Song Jong Tae
Abstract excerpt
In soybean, triterpenoid saponin is one of the major secondary metabolites and is further classified into group A and DDMP saponins. Although they have known health benefits for humans and animals, acetylation of group A saponins causes bitterness and gives an astringent taste to soy products. Therefore, several studies are being conducted to eliminate acetylated group A saponins. Previous studies have isolated...
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