Genetic Mutation in Orange Cauliflowers, Identified
Filed in archive Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on June 05, 2007

The genetic mutation recently isolated by Cornell plant geneticist Li Li and colleagues -- and described in the December issue of The Plant Cell -- allows the vegetable to hold more beta-carotene, which causes the orange color and is a precursor to the essential nutrient vitamin A. While cauliflower and many staple crops have the ability to synthesize beta-carotene, they are limited partially because they lack a "metabolic sink," or a place to store the compound.The finding may lead to more nutritious staple crops, including maize
, potato, rice, sorghum and wheat.
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