Influence of genotype and texture on zein content in endosperm of maize grains
Influence of genotype and texture on zein content in endosperm of maize grains
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基因型和质地对玉米籽粒胚乳玉米醇溶蛋白含量的影响
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7348.2007.00173.x
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发表时间:
2007
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通讯作者:
S. Delhaye
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作者:
J. Landry;S. Delhaye
The effect of genotypes and texture on the content of proteins in maize grains was examined by assessing absolute amounts of six protein fractions in the whole endosperms of four wild-type lines with high protein content and four quality protein maize (QPM) varieties and for hand-dissected hard and soft endosperm regions from eight other lines. As previously reported for six wild-type lines and their opaque-2 (o2) versions, zeins were predominant for all genetic backgrounds and all types of endosperms. From these data and others the amounts of zeins and true proteins (crude proteins free of non-protein nitrogen) in developing and mature endosperms of wild-type lines were correlated. The data points for zeins from hard endosperms lay between the regression line and the upper limit of confidence area. Those for zeins from soft endosperms were located at the lower part of confidence area and on a level with the points corresponding to the most immature endosperms. Furthermore, some data points for zeins from o2 and QPM samples lay near the lower limit while the others were outside the confidence area. This suggested an initial zein accumulation dependent on the genotype at a low relative rate, followed by an accumulation at higher rate. The conditions used for isolating and quantitating zeins are discussed.