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http://dx.doi.org/10.5010/JPB.2008.35.2.115

Transgenic lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) with increased vitamin C levels using GalUR gene  

Lim, Mi-Young (Biotechnology Institute, Nongwoo Bio Co., Ltd.)
Cho, Yi-Nam (Biotechnology Institute, Nongwoo Bio Co., Ltd.)
Chae, Won-Ki (Biotechnology Institute, Nongwoo Bio Co., Ltd.)
Park, Young-Soo (Biotechnology Institute, Nongwoo Bio Co., Ltd.)
Min, Byung-Whan (Dept. of Plant Resources, Kyungpook National University)
Harn, Chee-Hark (Biotechnology Institute, Nongwoo Bio Co., Ltd.)
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Journal of Plant Biotechnology / v.35, no.2, 2008 , pp. 115-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in vegetables is an essential component of human nutrition. The objective is to transform lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) with GalUR gene that is involved in the vitamin C biosynthesis. The cotyledons of Hwoahong (Nongwoo Bio Co.) were used to induce the callus and shoot under the selection media with MS + 30 g/L Sucrose + 0.5 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA + 100 mg/L kanamycin + 200 mg/L lilacillin, pH 5.2. The shoot was developed from the cut side of the explants after 3 weeks on the selection media. We successfully transformed the lettuce with GaIUR gene and analyzed the levels of vitamin C. We found that some of the lettuce transgenic lines contained higher levels of vitamin C compared with the normal one (non-transformed). Especially, some of $T_1$ lettuces inserted by GalUR showed about $3{\sim}4$ times higher content of vitamin C compared to the non-transformed lettuce. This data support the previously work performed with GLOase transgenic $T_1$ lettuces from which several times higher content of vitamin C were identified. The $T_2$ lettuces with high content of vitamin C have been selected for further analysis.
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