The distribution of caprylate, caprate and laurate in lipids from developing and mature seeds of transgenic Brassica napus L

Planta

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-40

  Wiberg, Eva ^b   Edwards, Patricia ^a   Byrne, James ^a   Stymne, Sten ^b   Dehesh, Katayoon ^a  

^a Calgene   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brassica (transgenic); Diacylglycerol; Medium chain fatty acid; Phosphatidylcholine; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

ACYL[ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN] PHOSPHOLIPID ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLATION; CITRATE SYNTHASE; COCONUT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECANOIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LAURIC ACID; LIPID COMPOSITION; MATURATION; OCTANOIC ACID; SEED DEVELOPMENT; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BRASSICA; DECANOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; LAURIC ACIDS; LIPID METABOLISM; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034482496     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250000361     Document Type: Article

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