Metabolic control analysis of developing oilseed rape (brassica napus cv Westar) embryos shows that lipid assembly exerts significant control over oil accumulation

New Phytologist

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 414-426

  Tang, Mingguo ^a   Guschina, Irina A ^a   O'Hara, Paul ^b   Slabas, Antoni R ^b   Quant, Patti A ^c   Fawcett, Tony ^b   Harwood, John L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipid biosynthesis; Oilseed rape (Brassica napus); Seed oil accumulation; Top down control analysis; Triacylglycerol formation

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; CARBON; DIAZEPAM; LIPID; OLEIC ACID; RAPESEED OIL; TRICLOSAN; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; EMBRYO; ESSENTIAL OIL; FATTY ACID; FRUIT; INHIBITION; LIPID; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAPESEED; TIME;

ACYL COENZYME A; BRASSICA NAPUS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; DIAZEPAM; LIPIDS; METABOLOMICS; OLEIC ACID; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TRICLOSAN;

BRASSICA NAPUS; ELAEIS;

EID: 84866401280     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04262.x     Document Type: Article

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