Lowering saturated fatty acid content of plant seeds

Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel delta-9 desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, methods of expressing nucleic acids in a plant cell to take advantage of the delta-9 desaturase enzyme's activity, such that the percent composition of saturated...

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Main Authors ANN OWENS MERLO, SCOTT A. BEVAN, TERENCE A. WALSH, DANIEL J. GACHOTTE, MARK ALLEN THOMPSON
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Hebrew
Published 31.10.2016
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM
PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
TRAPPING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel delta-9 desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, methods of expressing nucleic acids in a plant cell to take advantage of the delta-9 desaturase enzyme's activity, such that the percent composition of saturated fatty acids in plant seeds is decreased and there is a concomitant increase in É-7 fatty acids. In other embodiments, amino acid sequences have delta-9 desaturase activity. Methods can involve expression of delta-9 desaturase in plant cells, plant materials, and whole plants for the purpose of increasing the amount of unusual fatty acids in whole plants, plant seeds, and plant materials, for example, seeds.
Bibliography:Application Number: IL20120223438