Metabolic engineering of the pterin branch of folate synthesis by over-expression of a GTP cyclohydrolase I in peanut
Folate, also known as vitamin B9, is an essential dietary vitamin that provides the donor group for one carbon transfer reactions. Deficiency in folate is associated with neural tube birth defects (NTDs), cancer, cardiovascular disease, and anemia. In the US enriched food products including bread,...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40095 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10232011-120836/ |