The role of ns-LTP1 and proteases in causing primary gushing
ns-LTP1 belongs to the non-specific protein class of lipid transfer proteins (ns-LPTs) that are ubiquitous in plants. ns-LPT1 that occurs, in particular, in the aleurone layer of cereal grains in high concentrations, most probably with a role to play in pathogen defence, shows characteristics (molecular weight, isoelectric point, amphoteric character) that predestine the protein to be a main trigger for the emergence of primary gushing, in line with the literature published on gushing. The hypothesis postulated in 2002 by Hippeli and Elstner [1] has been verified in the context of AiF Projects 13468 N and 14551 N.
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