▪ Abstract The contribution of membrane lipids, particularly the level of unsaturation of fatty
acids, to chilling sensitivity of plants has been intensively discussed for many years. We …

Chickpea (C icer arietinum L.) is cultivated mostly in the arid and semi‐arid regions of the
world. Climate change will bring new production scenarios as the entire growing area in I …

THE chilling sensitivity of plants is closely correlated with the degree of unsaturation of fatty
acids in the phosphatidylglycerol of chloroplast membranes1–5. Plants with a high …

The increased production of trienoic fatty acids, hexadecatrienoic (16: 3) and linolenic (18:
3) acids, is a response connected with cold acclimation of higher plants and is thought to …

A broad-specificity Δ9 desaturase gene was cloned from the cyanobacterium Anacystis
nidulans. The enzyme introduces a cis-double bond at the Δ9 position of both 16 and 18 …

Since the first identification of phosphatidylglycerol in Scenedesmus by Benson and Maruo
in 1958, researchers have studied many biological functions of this phospholipid. Genetic …

Lipids are the fundamental components of cell membranes and they play a significant role in
their integrity and fluidity. The alteration in lipid composition of membranes has been …

Fluctuations in fatty acid composition were examined in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv
Deltapine 50) leaves during light-dark cycles of 12: 12 h and under continuous light and …

Cold acclimation of plants is a complex process involving a number of biochemical and
physiological changes. The ability to cold acclimate is under genetic control. The …

The role of phosphatidylglycerol (PG) in protein− lipid interactions and membrane dynamics
has been studied in the thylakoids of wild type and manipulated tobacco plants transformed …