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 65⁻80% (mol%) linoleic acid (C18:2). Therefore, development of <i>I...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/12/3932 |