Chemical strategies for mineral bioavailability

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Chemical strategies for mineral bioavailability
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Screening a chemical library resulted in the identification of compounds that reduced cereal grain phytic acid content, enhancing mineral bioavailability.

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Fig. 1: Schematic overview of the chemical–genetic screen targeting INO1 to reduce grain phytate in rice and wheat.

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  1. Consumer-Driven Grain Quality and Nutrition Center, Plant Breeding Innovations Platform, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines

    Rhowell Tiozon Jr & Nese Sreenivasulu

  2. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany

    Rhowell Tiozon Jr & Alisdair R. Fernie

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  1. Rhowell Tiozon Jr
  2. Nese Sreenivasulu
  3. Alisdair R. Fernie

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Tiozon, R., Sreenivasulu, N. & Fernie, A.R. Chemical strategies for mineral bioavailability. Nat Food (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-026-01308-1

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