Fatty acids are the most abundant form of reduced carbon chains available from nature and
have diverse uses ranging from food to industrial feedstocks. Plants represent a significant …

Monounsaturated fatty acids are straight-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acids comprising a
unique carbon‑carbon double bond, also termed unsaturation. More than 50 distinct …

▪ Abstract In many plants lipids represent up to 80% of dry weight of storage tissues. In
seeds, lipids accumulate as triacylglycerols (TAGs), which are formed by an extension of the …

The increasing use of soybean (Glycine max) products in processed foods poses a potential
threat to soybean-sensitive food-allergic individuals. In vitro assays on soybean seed …

When considering the evolution of desaturases, several different aspects come into focus,
the most obvious ones being phylogenetic origins and differentiation of regioselectivities of …

Unusual fatty acids that have useful industrial properties occur widely in the seed oils of
many non-agronomic plant species. Researchers are attempting to use biotechnology to …

Nervonic acid (NA) is a very-long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid that plays crucial roles in
brain development and has attracted widespread research interest. The markets …

Since the ratification of the Kyoto protocol, a significant effort has been made worldwide to
boost biofuels with the expectation of a positive contribution to renewable fuel and …

RNA interference (RNAi) has been recently employed as an effective experimental tool for
both basic and applied biological studies in various organisms including plants. RNAi …

Crop development and species diversity are important aspects of the emerging global
bioeconomy, as is maximizing crop value through total crop utilization. We advocate …