Biochemical Characterization of a Type II Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase from <i>Claviceps purpurea</i>

<i>Claviceps purpurea</i>, a fungal pathogen, of ergot diseases in agriculturally important cereal crops, produces high levels of glycerides containing ricinoleic acid (12-hydroxyoctadec-cis-9-enoic acid) in its sclerotia. A fatty acid hydroxylase (CpFAH) involved in the biosynthesis of...

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Main Author: Mavraganis, Ioannis
Other Authors: Tyler, Robert T.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2009
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-05192009-110707/