Accumulation and Degradation of Thiamin-binding Protein and Level of Thiamin in Wheat Seeds during Seed Maturation and Germination.

Autor: Watanabe, Katsumi, Nishida, Naoko, Adachi, Takashi, Ueda, Motoko, Mitsunaga, Toshio, Kawamura, Yukio
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Zdroj: Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry; Jun2004, Vol. 68 Issue 6, p1243-1248, 6p, 4 Diagrams
Abstrakt: Studies thiamin-binding globulin and thiamin level in wheat seeds by researchers from Japan. Accumulation and degradation of thiamin-binding protein and level of thiamin during seed maturation and germination; Increase of the thiamin-binding activity of the seed proteins with seed development after flowering; Suggestions that the thiamin-binding globulin of wheat seeds was synthesized and accumulated in the aleurone layer of the seeds.
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