Molecular cloning and characterisation of an acyl carrier protein thioesterase gene (CocoFatB1) expressed in the endosperm of coconut (Cocos nucifera) and its heterologous expression in nicotiana tabacum to engineer the accumulation of different fatty acids

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-86

  Yuan, Yijun ^a   Chen, Yinhua ^a   Yan, Shan ^a   Liang, Yuanxue ^a   Zheng, Yusheng ^a   Dongdong, Li ^a  

^a HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Medium chain fatty acids; Myristic acid; Palmitic acid; Stearic acid; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; TOBACCO;

EID: 84890486940     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP13050     Document Type: Article

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