The significance of different diacylgycerol synthesis pathways on plant oil composition and bioengineering

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue JUL, 2012, Pages

  Bates, Philip D ^a   Browse, John ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl editing; Biotechnology; Diacylglycerol; Fatty acid; Hydroxylase; Oilseed; Phosphatidylcholine; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868326181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00147     Document Type: Review

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