Abstract
Recent efforts to increase the levels of Ca in the edible portions of plants have used a modified calcium/proton antiporter [known as short cation exchanger 1 (sCAX1)] to increase Ca transport into vacuoles. New work has shown that consumption of Ca-fortified carrots results in enhanced Ca absorption. These studies highlight the potential of increasing plant nutrient content through expression of a high-capacity transporter and illustrate the importance of demonstrating that the fortified nutrient is bioavailable.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 401-403 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in Biotechnology |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering