Triacylglycerols from plants, familiar to most people as vegetable oils, supply 25% of dietary
calories to the developed world and are increasingly a source for renewable biomaterials …

Oils in the form of triacylglycerols are the most abundant energy-dense storage compounds
in eukaryotes, and their metabolism plays a key role in cellular energy balance, lipid …

Publisher Summary Triacylglycerols are esters of glycerol in which each of the three
hydroxyl groups is esterified with a fatty acid. In the plant kingdom, the main sources of …

Our dependency on reduced carbon for energy has led to a rapid increase in the search for
sustainable alternatives and a call to focus on energy densification and increasing biomass …

Plant oil biosynthesis involves a complex metabolic network with multiple subcellular
compartments, parallel pathways, cycles, and pathways that have a dual function to produce …

Triacylglycerols (TAGs), which consist of three fatty acids bound to a glycerol backbone, are
major storage lipids that accumulate in developing seeds, flower petals, pollen grains, and …

Although triacylglycerol stores play the critical role in an organism's ability to withstand fuel
deprivation and are strongly associated with such disorders as diabetes, obesity, and …

Since the pathways of glycerolipid biosynthesis were elucidated in the 1950's, considerable
knowledge has been gained about the enzymes that catalyze the lipid biosynthetic reactions …

All tissues and most cells are capable of some biosynthesis of triacylglycerols, although
some are better adapted for this purpose than others. Some tissues also store and secrete …

Triacylglycerols produced by plants are one of the most energy‐rich and abundant forms of
reduced carbon available from nature. Given their chemical similarities, plant oils represent …