Seed storage protein deficiency improves sulfur amino acid content in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): Redirection of sulfur from γ-glutamyl-S-methyl-cysteine

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 5647-5654

  Taylor, Meghan ^a,b   Chapman, Ralph ^a   Beyaert, Ronald ^a   Hernández Sebastià, Cinta ^a   Marsolais, Frédéric ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

glutamyl S methyl cysteine; Cysteine; Phaseolus vulgaris; S methyl cysteine; Seed storage protein deficiency; Sulfur amino acid content

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; DIPEPTIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL S METHYLCYSTEINE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-S-METHYLCYSTEINE; S METHYLCYSTEINE; S-METHYLCYSTEINE; SULFUR; SULFUR AMINO ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; CYSTEINE; DIPEPTIDES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHASEOLUS; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; SULFUR;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 49049111494     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf800787y     Document Type: Article

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