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Mutant Gene That Changes Protein Composition and Increases Lysine Content of Maize Endosperm
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Preliminary tests have shown that the endosperms of maize seeds homozygous for the opaque-2 mutant gene have a higher lysine content than normal kernels. As a critical test, a backcross progeny was divided into opaque-2 and normal kernels, the endosperms separated, and the amino acids determined. The opaque-2 endosperms had a different amino acid pattern and 69 percent more lysine than the normal seeds. The major reason for these changes is the synthesis of proteins with a greater content of basic amino acids in the acid-soluble fraction of the mutant endosperm. This is accompanied by a reduction in the ratio of zein to glutelin.
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- Authors
- Mertz, E. T., Bates, L. S., & Nelson, O. E.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1964-07-17
- Volume
- 145
- Issue
- 3629
- Pages
- 279-280
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1974494621
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- 9.65
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- journal article
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- en
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