The β‐cyanoalanine synthase pathway: beyond cyanide detoxification

M Machingura, E Salomon, JM Jez… - Plant, Cell & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Production of cyanide through biological and environmental processes requires the
detoxification of this metabolic poison. In the 1960s, discovery of the β‐cyanoalanine …

Targeted mutagenesis of the CYP79D1 gene via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing results in lower levels of cyanide in cassava

BS Juma, A Mukami, C Mweu, MP Ngugi… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cassava is the world's most essential food root crop, generating calories to millions of Sub-
Saharan African subsistence farmers. Cassava leaves and roots contain toxic quantities of …

Comparative expression analysis of reference genes in field-grown cassava

A Salcedo, C Zambrana, D Siritunga - Tropical Plant Biology, 2014 - Springer
Due to its accuracy, sensitivity and reproducibility, real-time PCR has emerged as a key
technique to measure changes in expression of target genes. But to obtain reliable results …

Validation of a reference gene for transcript analysis in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and its application in analysis of linamarase and α-hydroxynitrile lyase …

S Whankaew, S Sraphet, R Thaikert… - African Journal of …, 2015 - ajol.info
Relative real-time reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is
a well-established method for the precise quantification of gene expression. For accurate …

Generation of Cassava with Reduced Levels of Cyanogens Through CRISPR/Cas9 Targeted Mutagenesis of the Cytochrome P450 (CYP79D1) Gene

BS Juma - 2022 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the world's most significant food root crop, providing
carbohydrates to millions of subsistence farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cassava leaves …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of postharvest physiological deterioration of cassava (Manihot esculenta) genotypes

S Sowmyapriya, MK Kalarani, K Manivannan… - Int. J. Ecol. Environ …, 2020 - academia.edu
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is the well most important tuber crop in the tropics and sub
tropics due to its drought tolerance, ability to grow in any soils and resistance to herbivore …

QTL map** and NIRS estimation of cyanogenic glucosides in flaxseed

A Chin-Fatt - 2014 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
Cyanogenic glucosides (CGs) are bioactive plant secondary metabolites that can release
toxic hydrocyanic acid when hydrolyzed. The accumulation of CGs in flax seed is a safety …

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