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 …

Plant oil biosynthesis involves a complex metabolic network with multiple subcellular
compartments, parallel pathways, cycles, and pathways that have a dual function to produce …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

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 seeds have long been promoted as a production platform for novel fatty acids such as
the ω3 long-chain (≥ C20) polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and …

Triacylglycerols (TAG) containing modified fatty acids with functionality beyond those found
in commercially grown oil seed crops can be used as feedstocks for biofuels and bio-based …

Seed oil traits in soybean that are of benefit to human nutrition and health have been
selected for during crop domestication. However, these domesticated traits have significant …

Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is a widely cultivated woody oilseed tree species, and its embryo is
rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Thus far, the pathways and essential genes involved in oil …

Seed triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis involves a metabolic network containing multiple
different diacylglycerol (DAG) and acyl donor substrate pools. This network of pathways …

Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the major storage lipid in most terrestrial plants and microalgae, and
has great nutritional and industrial value. Since the demand for vegetable oil is consistently …