title: The development of transgenic crops to improve human health by advanced utilization of seed storage proteins.
abstract: Seed storage proteins are a major component of mature seeds. They are utilized as protein sources in foods. We designed seed storage proteins containing bioactive peptides based on their three-dimensional structures. Furthermore, to create crops with enhanced food qualities, we developed transgenic crops producing seed storage proteins with bioactive peptides. This strategy promises to prevent lifestyle-related diseases by simple daily food consumption. In this review, we discuss a strategy to develop transgenic crops to improve human health by advanced utilization of seed storage proteins.
authors: Laboratory of Food Quality Design and Development, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. marunobu@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors: Nobuyuki
authors: N
authors: Maruyama
authors: Bunzo
authors: B
authors: Mikami
authors: Shigeru
authors: S
authors: Utsumi