Degeneracy in the genetic code allows multiple codon sequences to encode the same
protein. Codon usage bias in genes is the term given to the preferred use of particular …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids with more than two double bonds and length of carbon
chain 18–22 must be taken in the diet to prevent diseases and imbalances caused by their …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) is one of the most important steps in marker-assisted selection.
Few studies have validated quantitative trait loci for marker-assisted selection of yield traits …

Simple Summary The grain weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.) is a common storage pest
species, whose foraging on stored cereal grain causes major losses worldwide every year …

Development of marker‐free and transgene insertion site‐defined (MFTID) transgenic plants
is essential for safe application of transgenic crops. However, MFTID plants have not been …

Given the lack of information about the lipid profile of local durum wheat landraces, and their
presumed high nutritional value, gas chromatography coupled to a time-of-flight mass …

Abstract γ-Linolenic acid (GLA), stearidonic acid (SDA), and other polyunsaturated fatty
acids (PUFAs) play important roles in human health, and Δ6 fatty acid desaturase (D6D) is a …

Phytochemicals are secondary metabolites produced by plants that stand out for their
medicinal activities as antioxidants, antiobesogenic, hypoglycemic, antitumor …

Wheat (Triticum spp.) is one of the global leading cereals used as food and forage. It is the
major source of carbohydrates and proteins for the human diet. Ongoing global warming …