Biotechnology for Enhanced Nutritional Quality in Plants

Differential response of methionine metabolism in two grain legumes, soybean and azuki bean, expressing a mutated form of Arabidopsis cystathionine γ-synthase

(2013) Moemen S. Hanafy et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

β-Carotene in Golden Rice is as good as β-carotene in oil at providing vitamin A to children

(2012) Guangwen Tang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Nutritional enhancement of rice for human health: The contribution of biotechnology

(2012) Navreet K. Bhullar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Activation of Rice nicotianamine synthase 2 (OsNAS2) enhances iron availability for biofortification

(2012) Sichul Lee et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

Biofortification of plants with altered antioxidant content and composition: genetic engineering strategies

(2012) Changfu Zhu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Fortifying plants with the essential amino acids lysine and methionine to improve nutritional quality

(2012) Gad Galili et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Transgenic rice grains expressing a heterologous ρ-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase shift tocopherol synthesis from the γ to the α isoform without increasing absolute tocopherol levels

(2012) Gemma Farré et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Increased α-tocotrienol content in seeds of transgenic rice overexpressing Arabidopsis γ-tocopherol methyltransferase

(2012) Gui-Yun Zhang et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

The BioCassava Plus Program: Biofortification of Cassava for Sub-Saharan Africa

(2011) Richard Sayre et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Production of ketocarotenoids in transgenic carrot plants with an enhanced level of β-carotene

(2011) Mi-Jeong Ahn et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Increased accumulation of anthocyanins in transgenic potato tubers by overexpressing the 3GT gene

(2011) Qing Wei et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Constitutively expressed DHAR and MDHAR influence fruit, but not foliar ascorbate levels in tomato

(2011) Victor M. Haroldsen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Kernel lysine content does not increase in some maize opaque2 mutants

(2011) Gang Zhao et al.   PLANTA

Transgenic Biofortification of the Starchy Staple Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Generates a Novel Sink for Protein

(2011) Mohammad Abhary et al.   PLoS One

RNA interference of a mitochondrial APX gene improves vitamin C accumulation in tomato fruit

(2011) Yu-yang Zhang et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Increasing the amylose content of durum wheat through silencing of the SBEIIa genes

(2010) Francesco Sestili et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Tailoring plant lipid composition: designer oilseeds come of age

(2010) Johnathan A Napier et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Inactivation dates of the human and guinea pig vitamin C genes

(2010) Marc Y. Lachapelle et al.   GENETICA

Purple Canola: ArabidopsisPAP1Increases Antioxidants and Phenolics in Brassica napus Leaves

(2010) Xiang Li et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Ascorbic acid contents in transgenic potato plants overexpressing two dehydroascorbate reductase genes

(2010) Aiguo Qin et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Astaxanthin decreased oxidative stress and inflammation and enhanced immune response in humans

(2010) Jean Park et al.   Nutrition & Metabolism

A central role for gamma-glutamyl hydrolases in plant folate homeostasis

(2010) Tariq A. Akhtar et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Suppressed Expression of Ascorbate Oxidase Gene Promotes Ascorbic Acid Accumulation in Tomato Fruit

(2010) Yuyang Zhang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

Simultaneous expression of Arabidopsis ρ-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase and MPBQ methyltransferase in transgenic corn kernels triples the tocopherol content

(2010) Shaista Naqvi et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Golden Rice is an effective source of vitamin A

(2009) Guangwen Tang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Nutrient Biofortification of Food Crops

(2009) Kendal D. Hirschi   Annual Review of Nutrition

Enhanced ascorbic acid accumulation in transgenic potato confers tolerance to various abiotic stresses

(2009) Hemavathi et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Expression ofphytoene synthase1and Carotene DesaturasecrtIGenes Result in an Increase in the Total Carotenoids Content in Transgenic Elite Wheat (Triticum aestivumL.)

(2009) Ling Cong et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Microstructure and Ultrastructure of High-Amylose Rice Resistant Starch Granules Modified by Antisense RNA Inhibition of Starch Branching Enzyme

(2009) Cunxu Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Pathway engineering of Brassica napus seeds using multiple key enzyme genes involved in ketocarotenoid formation

(2009) Masaki Fujisawa et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets - iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine

(2009) Philip J. White et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Rice endosperm iron biofortification by targeted and synergistic action of nicotianamine synthase and ferritin

(2009) Judith Wirth et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Enhancement of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Transplastomic Tomatoes by Induced Lycopene-to-Provitamin A Conversion

(2009) W. Apel et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Over-expression of strawberry d-galacturonic acid reductase in potato leads to accumulation of vitamin C with enhanced abiotic stress tolerance

(2009) Hemavathi et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Iron fortification of rice seeds through activation of the nicotianamine synthase gene

(2009) S. Lee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic pathways

(2009) S. Naqvi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An alternative to fish oils: Metabolic engineering of oil-seed crops to produce omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

(2009) Mónica Venegas-Calerón et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Towards the production of high levels of eicosapentaenoic acid in transgenic plants: the effects of different host species, genes and promoters

(2009) Bifang Cheng et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

The effects of enhanced methionine synthesis on amino acid and anthocyanin content of potato tubers

(2008) Gábor Dancs et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Reduction of IgE Binding and Nonpromotion of Aspergillus flavus Fungal Growth by Simultaneously Silencing Ara h 2 and Ara h 6 in Peanut

(2008) Ye Chu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

The prevalence of plant food allergies: A systematic review

(2008) Laurian Zuidmeer et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Effect of the cauliflower Or transgene on carotenoid accumulation and chromoplast formation in transgenic potato tubers

(2008) A. B. Lopez et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Generation of transgenic maize with enhanced provitamin A content

(2008) Maneesha Aluru et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Enrichment of tomato fruit with health-promoting anthocyanins by expression of select transcription factors

(2008) Eugenio Butelli et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Sensory analysis of calcium-biofortified lettuce

(2008) Sunghun Park et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Biosynthesis of astaxanthin in tobacco leaves by transplastomic engineering

(2008) Tomohisa Hasunuma et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Overexpression of mutated forms of aspartate kinase and cystathionine γ-synthase in tobacco leaves resulted in the high accumulation of methionine and threonine

(2008) Yael Hacham et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Genetic manipulation of lysine catabolism in maize kernels

(2008) Allan R. Reyes et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Improving the Content of Essential Amino Acids in Crop Plants: Goals and Opportunities

(2008) S. Ufaz et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Nutritional impact of elevated calcium transport activity in carrots

(2008) J. Morris et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Natural Genetic Variation in Lycopene Epsilon Cyclase Tapped for Maize Biofortification

(2008) C. E. Harjes et al.   SCIENCE

Raising the bar for biofortification: enhanced levels of bioavailable calcium in carrots

(2008) Erin L. Connolly   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genetic engineering for removing food allergens from plants

(2008) Mohan B. Singh et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Alleviating peanut allergy using genetic engineering: the silencing of the immunodominant allergen Ara h 2 leads to its significant reduction and a decrease in peanut allergenicity

(2007) Hortense W. Dodo et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Folate biofortification in food plants

(2007) Samir Bekaert et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE