Characterization and partial purification of acyl-CoA:glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase from sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) developing seeds

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Ruiz López, Noemí ^a   Garcés, Rafael ^b   Harwood, John L ^c   Martínez Force, Enrique ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 ACYLGLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL COENZYME A; ALPHA-GLYCEROPHOSPHORIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROSOME; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SUNFLOWER;

1-ACYLGLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL COENZYME A; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCEROPHOSPHATES; HELIANTHUS; MICROSOMES; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 77649188066     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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