Tweaking enzymes for exotic plant oils

Abstract

Plants are amazing chemical factories. Within the plant kingdom, more than 450 distinct fatty acid structures have been described. Two new C-24 dihydroxy fatty acids have now been discovered that are synthesized by an unprecedented biosynthetic route termed 'discontinuous elongation'.

Published in

Nature Plants
2018, volume: 4, number: 9, pages: 633-634
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

SLU Authors

• Stymne, Sten

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0233-7

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/96834