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Overexpression of Hydroxynitrile Lyase in Cassava Roots Elevates Protein and Free Amino Acids while Reducing Residual Cyanogen Levels

Cassava is the major source of calories for more than 250 million Sub-Saharan Africans, however, it has the lowest protein-to-energy ratio of any major staple food crop in the world. A cassava-based diet provides less than 30% of the minimum daily requirement for protein. Moreover, both leaves and r...

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Autores principales: Narayanan, Narayanan N., Ihemere, Uzoma, Ellery, Claire, Sayre, Richard T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21799761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021996