Nutritional enhancement of plants

被引：40

作者：

Tucker, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nottingham, Sch Biosci, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leics, England

来源：

CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2003年 / 14卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0958-1669(03)00031-4

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Plants can provide most of the nutrients required in the human diet; however, the major staple crops are often deficient in some of these nutrients. Thus, malnutrition, with respect to micronutrients like vitamin A, iron and zinc, affects >40% of the world's population. Advances in molecular biology are being exploited to produce crops enhanced in these key nutrients. Other nutritional targets include the modification of fatty acid composition and the enhancement of antioxidant levels, particularly carotenoids, such as lycopene, and flavonoids. However, the benefit of these 'biofortified' crops to human nutrition remains to be elucidated.

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