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Identification of the wax ester synthase/acyl-coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase WSD1 required for stem wax ester biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Sept 2008
Li Fengling, Wu Xuemin, Lam Patricia, Bird David, Zheng Huanquan, Samuels Lacey, Jetter Reinhard, Kunst Ljerka
Abstract excerpt
Wax esters are neutral lipids composed of aliphatic alcohols and acids, with both moieties usually long-chain (C(16) and C(18)) or very-long-chain (C(20) and longer) carbon structures. They have diverse biological functions in bacteria, insects, mammals, and terrestrial plants and are also important substrates for a variety of industrial applications. In plants, wax esters are mostly found in the cuticles coating...
Topics
- Acyltransferases
- Arabidopsis
- Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase
- Esters
- Gene Expression
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Plant Epidermis
- Plant Stems
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Waxes