Cystathionine β-lyase (CbL) catalyses the second step in higher-plant methionine biosynthesis. To further characterise the role of CbL in methionine biosynthesis, transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A full length cDNA clone encoding plastidic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (cp-FBPase), together with a transit peptide, was isolated from a ...

Undernourishment and malnutrition are severe problems in the developing world. Many people—about a billion of them—eat primarily staple grain crops and do not get enough protein. Protein deficiency ...

Metabolic engineering is a field of plant biotechnology that seeks to genetically modify plant metabolic pathways to generate plant varieties with improved health benefits. Recently, scientists from ...

Metabolic engineering is a field of plant biotechnology that seeks to genetically modify plant metabolic pathways to generate plant varieties with improved health benefits. Recently, scientists ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Researchers in India have developed a genetically modified potato that is packed with up to 60 percent more protein and increased levels of amino acids. In a paper published in ...

It took 13 years, but BASF has finally gained approval from the European Commission to sell its Amflora genetically modified potato for cultivation in the European Union. The potato has been altered ...

Potato is a globally important crop species. In Europe and North America potatoes are mostly used in the form of processed products such as chips or fries, but for subsistence farmers, especially in ...

Betalains are a class of plant pigments that are responsible for the characteristic red-violet (betacyanin) or yellow (betaxanthin) color of certain fruits and vegetables. These naturally occurring, ...