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Lettuce (vegetable) — Ingredient · Foodgeist
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Lettuce
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“As for the carbon metabolism, in transgenic leaves the contents of sucrose, glucose, and fructose decreased, whereas that of inulin increased up to 30 times, accompanied by the alteration of most Krebs's cycle organic acids and the rise of tartaric acid compared to nontransformed controls.”
sucrose, glucose, and fructose→decreased→in transgenic lettuce leaves
“In the edible parts of the lettuce, the Se concentration was higher for selenate presence compared to selenite; however, this difference was not as obvious as it was noted in the case of the roots, where selenite application caused the high accumulation of Se.”
selenate→resulted in higher Se concentration in the edible parts of the lettuce compared to selenite→lettuce plants
“In the edible parts of the lettuce, the Se concentration was higher for selenate presence compared to selenite; however, this difference was not as obvious as it was noted in the case of the roots, where selenite application caused the high accumulation of Se.”
selenite→caused high accumulation of Se in the roots→lettuce plants
“These results indicate that an application of either selenate or selenite to the nutrient solution at concentrations below 15 μM can be used for biofortification of lettuce with Se, evoking better plant growth and not inducing significant changes in the oxidant status.”
selenite and selenate→can be used for biofortification of lettuce with Se at concentrations below 15 μM→lettuce plants