Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase from coconut endosperm mediates the insertion of laurate at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols in lauric rapeseed oil and can increase total laurate levels

Plant Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 739-746

  Knutzon, Deborah S ^a   Hayes, Thomas R ^a   Wyrick, Annette ^a   Xiong, Hui ^a   Davies, H Maelor ^a,b   Voelker, Toni A ^a  

^a Calgene Inc   (United States)

^b Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAY THIOESTERASE; COCOS NUCIFERA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID ACYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT PRODUCT; SEED DEVELOPMENT; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BRASSICA NAPUS; UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0032840877     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.3.739     Document Type: Article

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