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Cotton roots are the major source of gossypol biosynthesis and accumulation

BACKGROUND: Gossypol is a specific secondary metabolite in Gossypium species. It not only plays a critical role in development and self-protection of cotton plants, but also can be used as important anti-cancer and male contraceptive compound. However, due to the toxicity of gossypol for human being...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Tianlun, Xie, Qianwen, Li, Cong, Li, Cheng, Mei, Lei, Yu, John Z., Chen, Jinhong, Zhu, Shuijin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32103722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-2294-9