The development of transgenic crops to improve human health by advanced utilization of seed storage proteins.

Nobuyuki Maruyama, Bunzo Mikami, Shigeru Utsumi

Laboratory of Food Quality Design and Development, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. marunobu@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 2011

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Seed storage proteins are a major component of mature seeds. They are utilized as protein sources in foods. We designed seed storage proteins containing bioactive peptides based on their three-dimensional structures. Furthermore, to create crops with enhanced food qualities, we developed transgenic crops producing seed storage proteins with bioactive peptides. This strategy promises to prevent lifestyle-related diseases by simple daily food consumption. In this review, we discuss a strategy to develop transgenic crops to improve human health by advanced utilization of seed storage proteins.

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Nobuyuki Maruyama, Bunzo Mikami, Shigeru Utsumi. The development of transgenic crops to improve human health by advanced utilization of seed storage proteins. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry. 2011;75(5):823-8