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Engineering Fructan Biosynthesis Against Abiotic Stress

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Many plant species contain a human health beneficial component called fructans. Fructans are fructose-based polymers sugar and synthesized from sucrose by an enzyme called as fructosyltransferases (FTs). Enhancement in the level of fructan molecules in engineering plants is one of the most critical areas of research. Several studies have been conducted to correlate the fructans content with various abiotic stresses like heat drought, chilling, etc. It has been confirmed that fructans may work as cryoprotectants and can stabilize the plasma membranes during the dehydration after the incorporation of polysaccharide into the lipid headgroup region of the membrane. This mechanism maintains the water level and protects the plant tissues from leakage during abiotic stresses. The level of fructans in certain plant species cannot be easily improved using conventional methods of breeding due to the low genetic diversity of this trait in the germplasm of certain species. However, fructans levels in plants can be enhanced using the biotechnological tools for the biosynthesis of fructans against the abiotic stresses. The abiotic stress tolerance is a complex mechanism of plants, and engineering fructans biosynthesis may protect the plant from stresses incorporation with some other genetic factors. Due to the importance of high fructans content in plants for potential physiological benefits during the stresses, this trait should be taken into mainstream breeding programs at a large-scale for developing abiotic stress tolerance and nutritionally improved crop varieties.

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NKV acknowledges receipt of funding support from the Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi (Award No. PDF/2016/000012). The authors express sincere thanks to Mr. Ankit Singh for valuable suggestions.

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Choudhir, G., Vasistha, N.K. (2021). Engineering Fructan Biosynthesis Against Abiotic Stress. In: Wani, S.H., Gangola, M.P., Ramadoss, B.R. (eds) Compatible Solutes Engineering for Crop Plants Facing Climate Change. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80674-3_6

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