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Genetically modified rice are rice strains that have been genetically modified (also called genetic engineering). Rice plants have been modified to increase micronutrients such as vitamin A, accelerate photosynthesis, tolerate herbicides, resist pests, increase grain size, generate nutrients, flavors or produce human proteins.
Apr 28, 2024 · Golden rice, a genetically modified rice (Oryza sativa) that has been engineered to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor to Vitamin A. Beta-carotene, a pigment responsible for the orange coloration of carrots and other plants, gives the rice its distinctive hue. Although the crop was intended.
Golden rice is a genetically modified, biofortified crop. Biofortification increases the nutritional value of crops. Golden rice is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene, which is not normally present in rice. Beta-carotene is converted into vitamin A when metabolized by the human body.
Jul 21, 2023 · Genetically modified rice has been approved by the ISAAA’s GM approval database as safe for human consumption. The aim behind the development of this rice is to improve the crop yield, nutritional value, and food safety of rice grains.
- Kaori Kobayashi, Xiaohui Wang, Weiqun Wang
- Foods. 2023 Jul; 12(14): 2776.
- 10.3390/foods12142776
- 2023/07
Mar 7, 2013 · It's been genetically modified so that it contains beta-carotene, the source of vitamin A. Millions of people in Asia and Africa don't get enough of this vital nutrient, so this rice has...
Jan 28, 2021 · The genetic modification was made by the addition of two genes, phytoene synthase ( Zmpsy1) from Zea mays and carotene desaturase ( crtI) gene from the common soil bacterium, Pantoea ananatis...
Sep 11, 2023 · Introduced in 2004, the Golden Rice technology involves adding two genes from maize and a common soil bacterium into white rice, with its developers later donating the technology to combat VAD in less-industrialized nations like the Philippines.
