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Bringing BOS to light: Uncovering the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of the neurotoxin β-ODAP in Grass Pea ( <i>Lathyrus sativus</i> L.)
2020-11-29
Abstract excerpt
Grass pea ( Lathyrus sativus L.) is a grain legume commonly grown in parts of Asia and Africa for food and forage. While being a highly nutritious and robust crop, able to survive both drought and floods, it produces a neurotoxic compound, β- N -oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid (β-ODAP), which can cause a severe neurological disorder if consumed as a main diet component. So far, the enzyme that catalyzes the f...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f2dd1216-1d03-5d20-a154-f0ca0b6fe71f
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.11.29.402396
