It’s important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain amino acids and peptides. Now, in a proof-of-concept study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers have developed a method to produce creatine, carnosine and taurine—all animal-based nutrients and common workout supplements—right inside a plant. The system allows for different synthetic modules to be easily stacked together to boost production. It’s important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain amino acids and peptides. Now, in a proof-of-concept study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers have developed a method to produce creatine, carnosine and taurine—all animal-based nutrients and common workout supplements—right inside a plant. The system allows for different synthetic modules to be easily stacked together to boost production. Biotechnology Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Synthetic modules boost production of animal-based nutrients in plants
