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Metabolic engineering of biomass for high energy density: oilseed-like triacylglycerol yields from plant leaves.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Feb 2014
Vanhercke Thomas, El Tahchy Anna, Liu Qing, Zhou Xue-Rong, Shrestha Pushkar, Divi Uday K, Ral Jean-Philippe, Mansour Maged P, Nichols Peter D, James Christopher N, Horn Patrick J, Chapman Kent D, Beaudoin Frederic, Ruiz-López Noemi, Larkin Philip J, de Feyter Robert C, Singh Surinder P, Petrie James R
Abstract excerpt
High biomass crops have recently attracted significant attention as an alternative platform for the renewable production of high energy storage lipids such as triacylglycerol (TAG). While TAG typically accumulates in seeds as storage compounds fuelling subsequent germination, levels in vegetative tissues are generally low. Here, we report the accumulation of more than 15% TAG (17.7% total lipids) by dry weight in...
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