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Effects of Selenium Content on Growth, Antioxidant Activity, and Key Selenium-Enriched Gene Expression in Alfalfa Sprouts.
- Source :
- Foods; Jul2024, Vol. 13 Issue 14, p2261, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- To enhance the selenium (Se) intake of the general public, the present study implemented biofortification techniques in alfalfa sprouts. Alfalfa sprouts possess unique nutritional value and provide an optimal Se-enriched supplemental Se source. The impact of sodium selenite (Na<subscript>2</subscript>SeO<subscript>3</subscript>) on alfalfa shoot germination, shoot length, and biomass was assessed experimentally, and changes in the antioxidant capacity of sprouts treated with optimal Se concentrations were investigated. In addition, the transcriptome of alfalfa sprouts treated with the optimal Na<subscript>2</subscript>SeO<subscript>3</subscript> concentration was sequenced. Gene co-expression networks, constructed through differential gene analysis and weighted gene co-expression network analysis, were used to identify the core genes responsible for Se enrichment in alfalfa sprouts. The findings of the present study offer novel insights into the effects of Se treatment on the nutrient composition of alfalfa sprouts, in addition to introducing novel methods and references that could facilitate production of Se-enriched alfalfa sprouts and associated products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OXIDANT status
NUTRITIONAL value
SPROUTS
ALFALFA
GENE expression
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23048158
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Foods
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178696837
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13142261