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Transgenic Forsythia plants expressing sesame cytochrome P450 produce beneficial lignans
2022-01-31
Abstract excerpt
Lignans are widely distributed plant secondary metabolites that have received attention for their benefits to human health. Sesamin is a furofran lignan that is conventionally extracted from Sesamum seeds and shows anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in the human liver. Sesamin is biosynthesized by the Sesamum -specific enzyme CYP81Q1, and the natural sources of sesamin are annual plants that are at risk...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 56ae9ca5-3c76-5661-868b-c87d16a3a221
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1274851/v1
