Mustering a Milder Mustard (IMAGE)
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Indian mustard, like these yellow flowered plants, is an important agricultural crop in many parts of the world. It is also a Brassica plant that shares a bitter taste with other cruciferous plants like broccoli and cabbage. Researchers from three continents -- including biologists from Washington University in St. Louis -- have mapped the crystal structure of a key protein that makes the metabolites responsible for the bitter taste in Brassicas.
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Soon Goo Lee
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