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Golden Rice 2: Augmenting Beta Carotene to Counter Vitamin A Deficiency
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar Raibareli Road, Lucknow - 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract:
Vitamin A deficiency effects millions globally increasing the prevalence of blindness. The situation gets grimmer in the rice consuming population due to lack of variety in food habits. Biofortifying the staple rice can enhance the nutrition level and help in filling the gap. The Phytoene synthase (PSY) gene from Zea mays, and carotene desaturase from the soil bacterium Erwinia uredovora combined to develop Golden Rice 2. The level of beta carotene from 1. 6 μg/g in first generation to 31 μg/g was β-carotene in Golden rice 2. This increased level of beta carotene will help in alleviating the vitamin A related deficiency diseases. Developing Asian countries will be benefited the most as they are the major rice consuming countries.
Keywords: Vitamin A deficiency, Mineral deficiency stress, Beta- carotene, Genetically modified rice, Golden rice, Biofortification
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Preksha Jaiswal, Aradhana L. Hans, Anamta Rizwi and Sangeeta Saxena. 2025. Golden Rice 2: Augmenting Beta Carotene to Counter Vitamin A Deficiency.Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev. 13(9): 8-21doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2025.1308.002
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