Lunasin in cereal seeds: What is the origin?

Lunasin is a peptide from soybean seeds which has been demonstrated to have anticancer properties. It has also been reported in cereal seeds: wheat, rye, barley and Triticale. However, extensive searches of transcriptome and DNA sequence databases for wheat and other cereals have failed to identify...

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Published in:Journal of cereal science 2013-05, Vol.57 (3), p.267-269
Main Authors: Mitchell, Rowan A.C., Lovegrove, Alison, Shewry, Peter R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anticarcinogenic activity
barley
Cereals
DNA
Lunasin
nucleotide sequences
Rapid Communication
rye
seeds
Soybean
soybeans
transcriptome
triticale
Wheat
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Summary:Lunasin is a peptide from soybean seeds which has been demonstrated to have anticancer properties. It has also been reported in cereal seeds: wheat, rye, barley and Triticale. However, extensive searches of transcriptome and DNA sequence databases for wheat and other cereals have failed to identify sequences encoding either the lunasin peptide or a precursor protein. This raises the question of the origin of the lunasin reported in cereal grain.
ISSN:0733-5210
1095-9963
DOI:10.1016/j.jcs.2013.01.013