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Genetic engineering of eggplant accumulating β-carotene in fruit.
Plant cell reports - 1 Aug 2020
Mishiba Kei-Ichiro, Nishida Kae, Inoue Naoto, Fujiwara Tomoya, Teranishi Shunji, Iwata Yuji, Takeda Satomi, Koizumi Nozomu
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: Genetic engineering of eggplant using fruit-specific EEF48 promoter-driven bacterial PSY gene, crtB, confers β-carotene accumulation in fruit. Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is globally cultivated especially in Asia and is an important source of nutrients in the diets of low-income consumers in developing countries. Since fruits of eggplant have low provitamin A carotenoid content, it is expected to...
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