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Some transgenic plants produced for functional food and neutraceuticals

Substance

Benefit

Crop

Transgene

Provitamin A

Anti-oxidant

Rice

Phytoene synthase, Phytoene desaturase, Lycopene cyclase

Vitamin E

Anti-oxidant

Canola

g-tocopherol methyl transferase

Flavonoids

Anti-oxidant

Tomato

Chalcone isomerase

Fructans

Low calorie

Sugarbeet

1-sucrose:sucrose fructosyl transferase

Iron

Iron fortification

Rice

Ferritin, metallothionein, phytase

 

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