A Conserved Glycine Is Identified to be Essential for Desaturase Activity of IpFAD2s by Analyzing Natural Variants from <i>Idesia polycarpa</i>

High amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in vegetable oil are not desirable for biodiesel or food oil due to their lower oxidative stability. The oil from <i>Idesia polycarpa</i> fruit contains 65&#8315;80% (mol%) linoleic acid (C18:2). Therefore, development of <i>I...

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Main Authors: Pan Wu, Lingling Zhang, Tao Feng, Wenying Lu, Huayan Zhao, Jianzhong Li, Shiyou Lü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/12/3932