Co-suppression of synthesis of major α-kafirin sub-class together with γ-kafirin-1 and γ-kafirin-2 required for substantially improved protein digestibility in transgenic sorghum

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 521-537

  Grootboom, Andile W ^a   Mkhonza, Nompumelelo L ^a   Mbambo, Zodwa ^a   O'Kennedy, Martha M ^a   da Silva, Laura S ^b,c   Taylor, Janet ^b   Taylor, John R N ^b   Chikwamba, Rachel ^a   Mehlo, Luke ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biofortified; Gamma kafirin; Protein bodies; Protein digestibility; Sorghum; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

KAFIRIN PROTEIN, SORGHUM BICOLOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SORGHUM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SORGHUM;

EID: 84893980995     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1556-5     Document Type: Article

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