The Rural Development Administration breeds 'antioxidant functional' cabbage... Fruition of public-private cooperation
Published 2025년 11월 17일
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(Jeonju=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jin-bang = The Rural Development Administration announced on the 17th that it has developed a cabbage containing a large amount of the functional substance 'Quercetin', which has excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, in collaboration with Asia Seed Co.
This research is one of the tasks of the Next-Generation Crop Breeding Technology Development Project, which was launched with the aim of conducting gene editing-related research and securing core technology.
The research team removed the key gene (BrDFR) that produces anthocyanin from purple cabbage, which is rich in anthocyanin and has activated quercetin biosynthesis, using gene editing technology. This allowed them to obtain green cabbage plants with increased quercetin content instead of anthocyanin.
Quercetin is a type of flavonoid, which is abundant in onion skins and apples, and is known for its strong antioxidant effects and benefits in enhancing heart function, immunity, and preventing various diseases.
Although it looks like ordinary green cabbage, the green cabbage created using gene editing technology has quercetin and isorhamnetin (a flavonoid similar to quercetin) increased by 30 times and 10 times, respectively, compared to ordinary green cabbage.
The results of this research were published in the online edition of the international academic journal (Plant Physiology and Biochemistry·IF 6.2). The related technology has been patented domestically and transferred to Asia Seed.
Lee Si-cheol, head of the Plant Material Bioengineering Division at the Rural Development Administration, said, "This research is a successful example that shows how gene editing technology can design the metabolic pathway of vegetables in the desired direction and turn ordinary vegetables into 'functional vegetables'. We will continue to conduct public-private collaborative research to apply advanced bio-technology to agriculture in order to improve national health and the added value of our agriculture."
This research is one of the tasks of the Next-Generation Crop Breeding Technology Development Project, which was launched with the aim of conducting gene editing-related research and securing core technology.
The research team removed the key gene (BrDFR) that produces anthocyanin from purple cabbage, which is rich in anthocyanin and has activated quercetin biosynthesis, using gene editing technology. This allowed them to obtain green cabbage plants with increased quercetin content instead of anthocyanin.
Quercetin is a type of flavonoid, which is abundant in onion skins and apples, and is known for its strong antioxidant effects and benefits in enhancing heart function, immunity, and preventing various diseases.
Although it looks like ordinary green cabbage, the green cabbage created using gene editing technology has quercetin and isorhamnetin (a flavonoid similar to quercetin) increased by 30 times and 10 times, respectively, compared to ordinary green cabbage.
The results of this research were published in the online edition of the international academic journal (Plant Physiology and Biochemistry·IF 6.2). The related technology has been patented domestically and transferred to Asia Seed.
Lee Si-cheol, head of the Plant Material Bioengineering Division at the Rural Development Administration, said, "This research is a successful example that shows how gene editing technology can design the metabolic pathway of vegetables in the desired direction and turn ordinary vegetables into 'functional vegetables'. We will continue to conduct public-private collaborative research to apply advanced bio-technology to agriculture in order to improve national health and the added value of our agriculture."
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(Jeonju=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jin-bang = The Rural Development Administration announced on the 17th that it has developed a cabbage containing a large amount of the functional substance 'Quercetin', which has excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, in collaboration with Asia Seed Co. This research is one of the tasks of the Next-Generation Crop Breeding Technology Development Project, which was launched with the aim of conducting gene editing-related research and securing core technologies. The research team removed the key gene (BrDFR) that produces anthocyanin from purple cabbage, which is rich in anthocyanin and has activated quercetin biosynthesis, using gene editing technology. This allowed them to obtain green cabbage plants with increased quercetin content instead of anthocyanin. Quercetin, a type of flavonoid abundant in onion skins and apples, is known for its strong antioxidant effects and its benefits in enhancing heart function, immunity, and ...
Source: Yna
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