Background Walnut kernels contain a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids, such as
linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which are essential fatty acids for humans and have …

Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is a widely cultivated woody oilseed tree species, and its embryo is
rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Thus far, the pathways and essential genes involved in oil …

Background Fatty acid desaturases are enzymes that introduce double bonds into fatty acyl
chains. Extensive studies of fatty acid desaturases have been done in many plants …

Background Juglans sigillata L.(walnut) has a high economic value for nuts and wood and
has been widely grown and eaten around the world. Light plays an important role in …

Perilla (Perilla frutescens), a traditional medicinal and oilseed crop in Asia, contains
extremely high levels of polyunsaturated α-linolenic acid (ALA)(up to 60.9%) in its seeds …

Fatty acid desaturases (FADs) modulate carbon–carbon single bonds to form carbon–
carbon double bonds in acyl chains, leading to unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) that have vital …

Abstract Backgrounds Fatty acid desaturases (FADs) introduce a double bond into the fatty
acids acyl chain resulting in unsaturated fatty acids that have essential roles in plant …

Camelina is a flexible crop with several positive properties such as resistant to adverse
environmental conditions, high potential for biodiesel production that make it distinctive …

Fatty acid desaturases (FADs) introduce double bonds into the hydrocarbon chains of fatty
acids to produce unsaturated fatty acids, and therefore play a critical role in plant …

The synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), the most abundant fatty acids in
plants, begins with a reaction catalyzed by fatty acid desaturase 2 (FAD2; EC 1.3. 1.35), also …