Engineering plastid fatty acid biosynthesis to improve food quality and biofuel production in higher plants

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 554-564

  Rogalski, Marcelo ^a   Carrer, Helaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Fatty acids; Lipids; Plant biotechnology; Plastid; Transformation; VLCPUFA

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; FISH OIL; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; FOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLASTID; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOFUELS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FISH OILS; FOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PISCES;

EID: 79955643959     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00621.x     Document Type: Review

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