Oil biosynthesis

The invention provides a method of producing, in a plant, oil having an erucic acid content above 66% erucic acid, the method comprising (i) expressing in the plant nucleic acid encoding an elongase and nucleic acid encoding an acyltransferase enzyme; and (ii) extracting oil from the plant. Correspo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors SLABAS ATONI R, WILMER JEROEN A, WALLINGTON EMMA J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.06.2005
Edition7
Subjects
ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CANDLES
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
DETERGENTS
ENZYMOLOGY
ESSENTIAL OILS
FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PERFUMES
PRODUCING (PRESSING, EXTRACTION), REFINING AND PRESERVINGFATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES (e.g. LANOLIN), FATTY OILS AND WAXES,INCLUDING EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
VINEGAR
WINE
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The invention provides a method of producing, in a plant, oil having an erucic acid content above 66% erucic acid, the method comprising (i) expressing in the plant nucleic acid encoding an elongase and nucleic acid encoding an acyltransferase enzyme; and (ii) extracting oil from the plant. Corresponding plants seeds and oils are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050492221