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Storage oil hydrolysis during early seedling growth.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Jun 2009
Quettier Anne-Laure, Eastmond Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Storage oil breakdown plays an important role in the life cycle of many plants by providing the carbon skeletons that support seedling growth immediately following germination. This metabolic process is initiated by lipases (EC: 3.1.1.3), which catalyze the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols (TAGs) t...
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