Erucic acid (C22: 1, ω-9, EA) is a very-long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid (FA) that is an
important oleochemical product with a wide range of uses in metallurgy, machinery, rubber …

Monounsaturated fatty acids are straight-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acids comprising a
unique carbon‑carbon double bond, also termed unsaturation. More than 50 distinct …

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 …

The first step in the biosynthesis of nearly all plant membrane phospholipids and storage
triacylglycerols is catalyzed by a glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT). The …

Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.) is being domesticated as an oilseed cash cover crop to be
grown in the off-season throughout temperate regions of the world. With its diploid genome …

Erucic acid is the trivial name of the fatty acid cis‐13‐docosenoic acid and occurs at high
concentrations mainly in the seeds of species of the Brassicaceae (eg rape seed or mustard …

Acyltransferases are key contributors to triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis and, thus, are of
great importance for seed oil quality. The effects of increased or decreased expression of …

Agriculture faces enormous challenges including the need to substantially increase
productivity, reduce environmental footprint, and deliver renewable alternatives that are …

Highlights•Description of recent advances in plant lipid metabolism.•Description of break-
through achievements in plant metabolic engineering.•Insights into the practical applications …

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 …