Serotonin Accumulation in High-Lysine Rice
The nutritional quality of cereals often suffers from a deficiency in essential amino acids, especially lysine. Recently, High Free Lysine (HFL) rice (Oryza sativa) has been genetically engineered. The free lysine content in the mature endosperm of two HFL transgenic lines (HFL1 and HFL2) is increased by 25-fold compared to the wild type. The lysine-biofortified rice significantly […]