Targeted mutagenesis of the CYP79D1 gene via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing results in lower levels of cyanide in cassava

Targeted mutagenesis of the CYP79D1 gene via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing results in lower levels of cyanide in cassava

Cassava is the world’s most essential food root crop, generating calories to millions of Sub-Saharan African subsistence farmers. Cassava leaves and roots contain toxic quantities of the cyanogenic glycoside linamarin. Consumption of residual cyanogens results in cyanide poisoning due to conversion...

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Main Authors: Bicko Steve Juma, Asunta Mukami, Cecilia Mweu, Mathew Piero Ngugi, Wilton Mbinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
cassava
CRISPR/Cas9
cyanide
MeCYP79D1
targeted mutagenesis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.1009860/full

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