Reposted by Octavia Roman
🌿 Perilla, an Asian plant used as herb and medicine, contains metabolites that shape color, flavor and other valuable traits.
Researchers from Japan used #CRISPR #GenomeEditing to modify these metabolites.
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Frontiers | CRISPR-Cas9 disruption of flavanone 3-hydroxylase produces a green phenotype and alters flavone metabolites in allotetraploid perilla
Perilla frutescens var. crispa is a high-value horticultural crop known for its diverse bioactive metabolites, yet the molecular basis underlying its metabol...