Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3. 1.20) catalyzes the last reaction in
the acyl-CoA-dependent biosynthesis of triacylglycerol (TAG). DGAT activity resides mainly …

Oils are among the most important agricultural commodities and have wide applications in
food/nutrition, biofuels, and oleochemicals. The oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis …

Typical plant membranes and storage lipids are comprised of five common fatty acids yet
over 450 unusual fatty acids accumulate in seed oils of various plant species. Plant oils are …

Brassica oilseed species are the third most important in the world, providing approximately
15% of the total vegetable oils. Three species (Brassica rapa, B. juncea, B. napus) dominate …

Plant oils represent a large group of neutral lipids with important applications in food, feed
and oleochemical industries. Most plants accumulate oils in the form of triacylglycerol within …

Plant lipids have essential biological roles in plant development and stress responses
through their functions in cell membrane formation, energy storage and signalling …

Heat stress triggers the accumulation of triacylglycerols in Arabidopsis leaves, which
increases basal thermotolerance. However, how triacylglycerol synthesis is linked to …

Neutral lipids in the form of triacylglycerol (TAG) have emerged as critical regulators of
cellular energy balance, lipid homeostasis, growth, development and stress response in …

Thlaspi arvense (Pennycress) is an emerging feedstock for biofuel production because of its
high seed oil content enriched in erucic acid. A transcriptomic and a lipidomic study were …

Engineering plant vegetative tissue to accumulate triacylglycerols (TAG, eg oil) can increase
the amount of oil harvested per acre to levels that exceed current oilseed crops. Engineered …