2-hydroxyisoflavanone dehydratase (HID) plays an important role in isoflavone biosynthesis. In this study, HID was isolated from the seeds of purple-grained Tibetan hulless barley variety Nerumuzha and white-grained Kunlun 10. The HvnHID gene includes 981 bp open reading frame encodes a protein 327 amino acids. It has typical Abhydrolase_3 domain (78-306) belongs to carboxylesterase (CXE) famil...

Hulless oats are of interest as an alternative to corn and wheat in organic poultry diets because they offer potential to enhance agrobiodiversity and produce locally grown feeds both within and outside of corn-growing regions. Hulless oats are easily certified GM-free and have demonstrated nutritional value for poultry. A feeding study was carried out to examine: (i) the effects of substitutin...