Qianchao Wang, Jirong Shi, Junna Liu, Ping Zhang, Li Li, Heng Xie, Hanxue Li, Hongxin Wang, Chenghong Liu, Peng Qin
Quinoa seeds are gluten- and cholesterol-free, contain all amino acids required by the human body, have a high protein content, provide endocrine regulation, protein supplementation, and cardiovascular protection effects. However, metabolite accumulation and transcriptional regulatory networks in quinoa seed development are not well understood. Four key stages of seed development in Dianli-3260 and Dianli-557 were thus analyzed and 849 metabolites were identified, among which sugars, amino acids, and lipids were key for developmental processes, and their accumulation showed a gradual decrease...
February 6, 2024: Plant Molecular Biology