Synthesis of oleyl oleate wax esters in Arabidopsis thaliana and Camelina sativa seed oil

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 252-259

  Iven, Tim ^a   Hornung, Ellen ^a   Heilmann, Mareike ^a   Feussner, Ivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Marinobacter aquaeolei; Mus musculus; False flax; Fatty acyl CoA reductase; Jojoba; Wax ester synthase

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BACTERIAL DNA; ESTER; FATTY ACID; LONG-CHAIN-ALCOHOL O-FATTY-ACYLTRANSFERASE; OLEIC ACID; OLEYL OLEATE; T-DNA; VEGETABLE OIL; WAX;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRASSICACEAE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLANT SEED;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; BRASSICACEAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OLEIC ACIDS; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; WAXES;

EID: 84955181806     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12379     Document Type: Article

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