Molecular cloning and characterization of a KCS gene from Cardamine graeca and its heterologous expression in Brassica oilseeds to engineer high nervonic acid oils for potential medical and industrial use

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 925-938

  Taylor, David C ^a   Francis, Tammy ^a   Guo, Yiming ^b   Brost, Jennifer M ^c   Katavic, Vesna ^d   Mietkiewska, Elzbieta ^e   Michael Giblin, E ^a   Lozinsky, Sharla ^a   Hoffman, Travis ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Targeted Growth Canada   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 keto acyl CoA synthase; Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassica carinata; Brassica napus; Cardamine graeca; Health and Industry; Nervonic acid

Indexed keywords

15 TETRACOSENOIC ACID; 3 OXOACYL ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN SYNTHASE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PLANT DNA; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CARDAMINE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLANT GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

3-OXOACYL-(ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN) SYNTHASE; BRASSICA; CARDAMINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, PLANT; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA; BRASSICA NAPUS; CARDAMINE; LUNARIA;

EID: 70449336090     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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