Lessons from Evolution of α-Amylase Inhibitor Gene in Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris) for the Public Concerns about Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants

Plant seeds are an important food source for humans and animals. It is well known that in common bean seeds there are many anti-nutritional factors such as proteinaceous inhibitors that can inhibit α-amylases from mammalians and insects but not plants, and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) which is toxic to...

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