Validation of Molecular Markers for Low Kunitz Trypsin Inhibitor Content in European Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) Germplasm.

ABSTRACT: Trypsin inhibitors (TI) in raw soybean grain, mainly represented by the Kunitz trypsin inhibitor protein (KTI), prevent the normal activity of the digestive enzymes trypsin and chymotrypsin in humans and monogastric livestock. The inactivation of TI is achieved through costly and time-consuming heat treatment. Thermal processing also impairs the solubility and availability of the soybean grain protein. Therefore, the genetic elimination of KTI has been proposed as a suitable alternative to heat treatment. The aim of this study was to screen the collection of European soybean cultivars with six genetic markers (one SSR marker and five SNP markers) previously proposed as tightly linked to the KTI3 gene encoding the major Kunitz trypsin inhibitor seed protein of soybean and validate th

SUBMITTER: Bukan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11353867 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature