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SUBMITTER: Schuy C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6602966 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schuy Christian C Groth Jennifer J Ammon Alexandra A Eydam Julia J Baier Steffen S Schweizer Günther G Hanemann Anja A Herz Markus M Voll Lars M LM Sonnewald Uwe U
Scientific reports 20190701 1
Tocopherols and tocotrienols, commonly referred to as vitamin E, are essential compounds in food and feed. Due to their lipophilic nature they protect biomembranes by preventing the propagation of lipid-peroxidation especially during oxidative stress. Since their synthesis is restricted to photosynthetic organisms, plant-derived products are the major source of natural vitamin E. In the present study the genetic basis for high vitamin E accumulation in leaves and grains of different barley (Hord ...[more]