Investigating the biosynthesis of cuticular alkanes in Arabidopsis thaliana : Characterization of SCD2 and chemical analysis of double CER mutant waxes

The plant cuticle is a hydrophobic layer that seals the surface of primary aerial organs of terrestrial plants and serves in protecting the tissues from abiotic and biotic stresses. Lipids are synthesized in the plastid and in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of epidermal cells for eventual export and...

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Main Author: Skvortsova, Mariya
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44184