Modifying the lipid content and composition of plant seeds: engineering the production of LC-PUFA

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 143-154

  Ruiz Lopez, Noemi ^a   Usher, Sarah ^a   Sayanova, Olga V ^a   Napier, Johnathan A ^a   Haslam, Richard P ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camelina sativa; Oilseed; Omega 3 fatty acids; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Transgenic plant; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON; FISH; GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS; OILSEEDS;

BIOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITIES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CAMELINA SATIVA; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA-3-FATTY ACIDS; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS; TRANSGENIC PLANTS; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS;

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

ADRENIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID; LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW; VASCULAR PLANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS;

EID: 84988290496     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6217-2     Document Type: Review

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