Bioengineering approaches to improve the nutritional values of seeds by increasing their methionine content

R Amir, T Han, F Ma - Molecular breeding, 2012 - Springer
Methionine is a nutritionally essential, sulfur-containing amino acid found at low levels in
plants and in their seeds. Methionine levels often limit the plant's value as a source of dietary …

Revisiting the attempts to fortify methionine content in plant seeds

R Amir, H Cohen, Y Hacham - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The sulfur-containing amino acid methionine belongs to the group of essential amino acids,
meaning that humans and animals must consume it in their diets. However, plant seeds …

[PDF][PDF] Towards improving methionine content in plants for enhanced nutritional quality

R Amir - Funct Plant Sci Biotechnol, 2008 - academia.edu
Methionine is a nutritionally essential sulfur-containing amino acid whose low level in plants
diminishes their value as a source of dietary protein for humans and animals. Methionine is …

Molecular aspects of methionine biosynthesis

H Hesse, R Hoefgen - Trends in plant science, 2003 - cell.com
Methionine, lysine and threonine are essential amino acids required in the diets of non-
ruminant animals. Major crops, such as corn, soybean and rice, are low in one or more of …

Current understanding of the factors regulating methionine content in vegetative tissues of higher plants

R Amir - Amino acids, 2010 - Springer
Methionine is a nutritionally essential, sulfur-containing amino acid found in low levels in
plants, which often limits its value as a source of dietary protein to humans and animals …

Methionine metabolism in plants

R Amir, Y Hacham - Sulfur: A Missing Link Between Soils …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Methionine is a nutritionally essential, sulfur‐containing amino acid whose low level in
plants diminishes their value as a source of dietary protein for humans and animals …

Approaches towards understanding methionine biosynthesis in higher plants

H Hesse, O Kreft, S Maimann, M Zeh, L Willmitzer… - Amino Acids, 2001 - Springer
Plants are able to synthesise all amino acids essential for human and animal nutrition.
Because the concentrations of some of these dietary constituents, especially methionine …

Lysine enhances methionine content by modulating the expression of S‐adenosylmethionine synthase

Y Hacham, L Song, G Schuster, R Amir - The Plant Journal, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Lysine and methionine are two essential amino acids whose levels affect the nutritional
quality of cereals and legume plants. Both amino acids are synthesized through the …

Methionine and S-methylmethionine exhibit temporal and spatial accumulation patterns during the Arabidopsis life cycle

A Frank, H Cohen, D Hoffman, R Amir - Amino Acids, 2015 - Springer
Methionine is a nutritionally essential sulfur-containing amino acid found at low levels in
plant tissues. Yet, the factors that regulate its synthesis and accumulation in seeds are not …

[HTML][HTML] The level of methionine residues in storage proteins is the main limiting factor of protein-Bound-Methionine accumulation in arabidopsis seeds

A Girija, D Shotan, Y Hacham, R Amir - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The low level of methionine, an essential sulfur-containing amino acid, limits the nutritional
quality of seeds. Two main factors can control the level of protein-bound methionine: the …