The role of diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 and phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 and -2 in the incorporation of hydroxy fatty acids into triacylglycerol in Arabidopsis thaliana expressing a castor bean oleate 12-hydroxylase gene

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 552-560

  Dauk, Melanie ^a   Lam, Patricia ^b   Smith, Mark A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Hydroxy fatty acids; Phospholipid:Diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; LEGUME; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 68149141160     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B09-011     Document Type: Article

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