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Jan 6, 2022 · Commercial success of genetically modified potatoes must prioritize traits that benefit producers and consumers and, at the same time, reduce the environmental impact of production. For example, amylose-free potato varieties, such as Amflora™, benefit industry and help preserve the environment because they produce starch that does not require ...
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important...
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Dec 23, 2022 · Additionally, genetically engineered potato plants have attracted interest as a potential source of various products, such as modified starch, lipids, and recombinant proteins, including drugs and vaccines. To date, several genetically modified (GM) potato cultivars have been commercialized.
- 10.1007/s00425-022-04054-3
- 2023
- Planta. 2023; 257(1): 25.
A genetically modified potato is a potato that has had its genes modified, using genetic engineering. Goals of modification include introducing pest resistance, tweaking the amounts of certain chemicals produced by the plant, and to prevent browning or bruising of the tubers. Varieties modified to produce large amounts of starches may be ...
Jun 6, 2018 · Significant progress has been made in understanding of carbohydrate (starch) biosynthesis through molecular biology and genetic engineering techniques. Genetic modification of plants has a great potential to produce novel carbohydrates with unique properties that cannot be generated by conventional breeding approaches. Starch is the predominant carbohydrate in potatoes and serves as an energy ...
- Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Deepak Singh Bagri, DevanshiChandel Upadhyaya
- 2018
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May 25, 2022 · CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of the Granule-Bound Starch Synthase Gene in the Potato Variety Yukon Gold to Obtain Amylose-Free Starch in Tubers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences ...
Jan 10, 2022 · Since the first report on a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in potato in 2015 (Wang et al., 2015), this system has been applied in number of basic research studies and in improving important traits in potato, including its nutritional quality, modification of tuber starch composition, post-harvest quality enhancement, biotic stress ...
Jan 7, 2019 · Potato starch is a mixture of two polysaccharides, amylose and amylopectin (Fig. 1).Amylose is a relatively long, linear α-glucan with few branches, containing approximately 99% α-(1,4) linkages and up to 1% α-(1,6) linkages, whereas amylopectin is a heavily branched structure, containing approximately 95% α-(1,4) and 5% α-(1,6) linkages in a hierarchical structure.
