γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) accumulations in rice during germination

• Main Authors: Panatda Jannoey, Hataichanoke Niamsup, Saisamon Lumyong, Shigeyuki Tajima, Mika Nomura, Griangsak Chairote
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=74849111214&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50622
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

GABA (γ-Aminobutyric acid)-enriched rice becomes a popular healthy food nowadays. It has a major inhibitory neurotransmitter function. It inhibits cancer cell proliferation and also reduces blood pressure. GABA concentrations in rice grains and leaves of five well-known rice cultivars were investiga...