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Low expression of carotenoids cleavage dioxygenase 1 (ccd1) gene improves the retention of provitamin-A in maize grains during storage.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Jan 2021
Dutta Suman, Muthusamy Vignesh, Chhabra Rashmi, Baveja Aanchal, Zunjare Rajkumar U, Mondal Tapan K, Yadava Devendra K, Hossain Firoz
Abstract excerpt
Provitamin-A (proA) is essentially required for vision in humans but its deficiency affects children and pregnant women especially in the developing world. Biofortified maize rich in proA provides new opportunity for sustainable and cost-effective solution to alleviate malnutrition, however, significant loss of carotenoids during storage reduces its efficacy. Here, we studied the role of carotenoid cleavage...
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