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Targeted mutagenesis of the CYP79D1 gene via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing results in lower levels of cyanide in cassava

Cassava is the world’s most essential food root crop, generating calories to millions of Sub-Saharan African subsistence farmers. Cassava leaves and roots contain toxic quantities of the cyanogenic glycoside linamarin. Consumption of residual cyanogens results in cyanide poisoning due to conversion...

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Autores principales: Juma, Bicko Steve, Mukami, Asunta, Mweu, Cecilia, Ngugi, Mathew Piero, Mbinda, Wilton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9644188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36388608
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1009860

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