Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin remain an important renewable feedstock for the
chemical industry. Their industrial use has increased during the last 10 years from 31 to 51 …

Lipid droplets, also known as oil bodies or lipid bodies, are plant organelles that
compartmentalize neutral lipids as a hydrophobic matrix covered by proteins embedded in a …

Highlights•In the future, oleochemicals can be produced by microbes from biomass
feedstocks.•Microbial fatty-acid metabolism is engineered to produce diverse …

Lipid droplets (LDs) in plants have long been viewed as storage depots for neutral lipids that
serve as sources of carbon, energy, and lipids for membrane biosynthesis. While much of …

Seeds of the desert shrub, jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), are an abundant, renewable
source of liquid wax esters, which are valued additives in cosmetic products and industrial …

The ability to transform Camelina sativa easily with biosynthetic enzymes derived from other
plants has made this oil seed crop an ideal platform for the production of unusual lipids …

The sustainable production of renewable energy is a key topic on the European community's
agenda in the next decades. The use of residuals from agriculture could not be enough to …

Agriculture faces enormous challenges including the need to substantially increase
productivity, reduce environmental footprint, and deliver renewable alternatives that are …

Storage roots of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a major subsistence crop of sub‐
Saharan Africa, are calorie rich but deficient in essential micronutrients, including provitamin …

Energy security and global climate change have necessitated the development of
renewable energy with net-zero emissions. As alternatives to traditional fuels used in heavy …