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The contribution of wheat to human diet and health by Shewry, Peter R., Hey, Sandra J.

“…Wheat is the most important staple crop in temperate zones and is in increasing demand in countries undergoing urbanization and industrialization. In addition…”
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Improving cereal grain carbohydrates for diet and health by Lafiandra, Domenico, Riccardi, Gabriele, Shewry, Peter R.

“…Starch and cell wall polysaccharides (dietary fibre) of cereal grains contribute to the health benefits associated with the consumption of whole grain cereal…”
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Improving wheat to remove coeliac epitopes but retain functionality by Shewry, Peter R., Tatham, Arthur S.

“…Coeliac disease is an intolerance triggered by the ingestion of wheat gluten proteins. It is of increasing concern to consumers and health professionals as its…”
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Phenolic Acids in Wheat Varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN Diversity Screen by Li, Li, Shewry, Peter R, Ward, Jane L

“…The amounts and compositions of free, conjugated, bound, and total phenolic acids were determined in 175 samples of wheat flour grown on a single site in 2005…”
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Distribution of gluten proteins in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) grain by Tosi, Paola, Gritsch, Cristina Sanchis, He, Jibin, Shewry, Peter R.

“…• Background and Aims Gluten proteins are the major storage protein fraction in the mature wheat grain. They are restricted to the starchy endosperm, which…”
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Cereal seed storage proteins: structures, properties and role in grain utilization by Shewry, Peter R., Halford, Nigel G.

“…Storage proteins account for about 50% of the total protein in mature cereal grains and have important impacts on their nutritional quality for humans and…”
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Glycosyl transferases in family 61 mediate arabinofuranosyl transfer onto xylan in grasses by Anders, Nadine, Wilkinson, Mark D, Lovegrove, Alison, Freeman, Jacqueline, Tryfona, Theodora, Pellny, Till K, Weimar, Thilo, Mortimer, Jennifer C, Stott, Katherine, Baker, John M, Defoin-Platel, Michael, Shewry, Peter R, Dupree, Paul, Mitchell, Rowan A. C

“…Xylan, a hemicellulosic component of the plant cell wall, is one of the most abundant polysaccharides in nature. In contrast to dicots, xylan in grasses is…”
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Stability analysis of wheat lines with increased level of arabinoxylan by Tremmel-Bede, Karolina, Szentmiklóssy, Marietta, Tömösközi, Sándor, Török, Kitti, Lovegrove, Alison, Shewry, Peter R, Láng, László, Bedő, Zoltán, Vida, Gyula, Rakszegi, Marianna

“…Plant breeders have long sought to develop lines that combine outstanding performance with high and stable quality in different environments. The…”
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Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain by Wan, Yongfang, Wang, Yan, Shi, Zhiqiang, Rentsch, Doris, Ward, Jane L, Hassall, Kirsty, Sparks, Caroline A, Huttly, Alison K, Buchner, Peter, Powers, Stephen, Shewry, Peter R, Hawkesford, Malcolm J

“…Amino acids are delivered into developing wheat grains to support the accumulation of storage proteins in the starchy endosperm, and transporters play…”
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The stage of seed development influences iron bioavailability in pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Moore, Katie L., Rodríguez-Ramiro, Ildefonso, Jones, Eleanor R., Jones, Emily J., Rodríguez-Celma, Jorge, Halsey, Kirstie, Domoney, Claire, Shewry, Peter R., Fairweather-Tait, Susan, Balk, Janneke

“…Pea seeds are widely consumed in their immature form, known as garden peas and petit pois, mostly after preservation by freezing or canning. Mature dry peas…”
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Distribution of Lipids in the Grain of Wheat (cv. Hereward) Determined by Lipidomic Analysis of Milling and Pearling Fractions by González-Thuillier, Irene, Salt, Louise, Chope, Gemma, Penson, Simon, Skeggs, Peter, Tosi, Paola, Powers, Stephen J, Ward, Jane L, Wilde, Peter, Shewry, Peter R, Haslam, Richard P

“…Lipidomic analyses of milling and pearling fractions from wheat grain were carried out to determine differences in composition that could relate to the spatial…”
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Identification of a major QTL and associated molecular marker for high arabinoxylan fibre in white wheat flour by Lovegrove, Alison, Wingen, Luzie U, Plummer, Amy, Wood, Abigail, Passmore, Diana, Kosik, Ondrej, Freeman, Jackie, Mitchell, Rowan A C, Hassall, Kirsty, Ulker, Mehmet, Tremmel-Bede, Karolina, Rakszegi, Marianna, Bedő, Zoltán, Perretant, Marie-Reine, Charmet, Gilles, Pont, Caroline, Salse, Jerome, Waite, Michelle Leverington, Orford, Simon, Burridge, Amanda, Pellny, Till K, Shewry, Peter R, Griffiths, Simon

“…Dietary fibre (DF) has multiple health benefits and wheat grains are major sources of DF for human health. However, DF is depleted in white wheat flour which…”
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Do ancient types of wheat have health benefits compared with modern bread wheat? by Shewry, Peter R.

“…A number of studies have suggested that ancient wheats have health benefits compared with modern bread wheat. However, the mechanisms are unclear and limited…”
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Digestibility of gluten proteins is reduced by baking and enhanced by starch digestion by Smith, Frances, Pan, Xiaoyan, Bellido, Vincent, Toole, Geraldine A, Gates, Fred K, Wickham, Martin S. J, Shewry, Peter R, Bakalis, Serafim, Padfield, Philip, Mills, E. N. Clare

“…SCOPE: Resistance of proteins to gastrointestinal digestion may play a role in determining immune‐mediated adverse reactions to foods. However, digestion…”
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Spatial Patterns of Gluten Protein and Polymer Distribution in Wheat Grain by He, Jibin, Penson, Simon, Powers, Stephen J, Hawes, Chris, Shewry, Peter R, Tosi, Paola

“…The starchy endosperm is the major storage tissue in the mature wheat grain and exhibits quantitative and qualitative gradients in composition, with the…”
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Novel Bioinformatics Approach Identifies Candidate Genes for the Synthesis and Feruloylation of Arabinoxylan by Mitchell, Rowan A.C, Dupree, Paul, Shewry, Peter R

“…Arabinoxylans (AXs) are major components of graminaceous plant cell walls, including those in the grain and straw of economically important cereals. Despite…”
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Cell Walls of Developing Wheat Starchy Endosperm: Comparison of Composition and RNA-Seq Transcriptome by Pellny, Till K., Lovegrove, Alison, Freeman, Jackie, Tosi, Paola, Love, Christopher G., Knox, J. Paul, Shewry, Peter R., Mitchell, Rowan A.C.

“…The transcriptome of the developing starchy endosperm of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) was determined using RNASeq isolated at five stages during grain…”
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Composition and content of phenolic acids and avenanthramides in commercial oat products: Are oats an important polyphenol source for consumers? by Soycan, Gulten, Schär, Manuel Y, Kristek, Angelika, Boberska, Joanna, Alsharif, Sarah N S, Corona, Giulia, Shewry, Peter R, Spencer, Jeremy P E

“…Oats contain a range of phenolic acids and avenanthramides which may have health benefits. Analysis of 22 commercial oat products (oat bran concentrate, oat…”
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RNAi suppression of xylan synthase genes in wheat starchy endosperm by Wilkinson, Mark D, Kosik, Ondrej, Halsey, Kirstie, Walpole, Hannah, Evans, Jessica, Wood, Abigail J, Ward, Jane L, Mitchell, Rowan A C, Lovegrove, Alison, Shewry, Peter R

“…The xylan backbone of arabinoxylan (AX), the major cell wall polysaccharide in the wheat starchy endosperm, is synthesised by xylan synthase which is a complex…”
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Effects of Crop Nutrition on Wheat Grain Composition and End Use Quality by Godfrey, Dan, Hawkesford, Malcolm J, Powers, Stephen J, Millar, Sam, Shewry, Peter R

“…Increasing applications of nitrogen fertilizer to wheat (from 0 to 288 kg/ha) resulted in an increased proportion of gliadin proteins and increased dough…”
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