The Silencing of Carotenoid β-Hydroxylases by RNA Interference in Different Maize Genetic Backgrounds Increases the β-Carotene Content of the Endosperm

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple food in many parts of Africa, but the endosperm generally contains low levels of the pro-vitamin A carotenoid β-carotene, leading to vitamin A deficiency disease in populations relying on cereal-based diets. However, maize endosperm does accumulate high levels of othe...

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Autores principales: Berman, Judit, Zorrilla-López, Uxue, Sandmann, Gerhard, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul, Zhu, Changfu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5751118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186806
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18122515

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5751118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186806
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms18122515

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