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Changes in fatty acid content and composition between wild type and CsHMA3 overexpressing Camelina sativa under heavy-metal stress.
Plant cell reports - 1 Sept 2015
Park Won, Feng Yufeng, Kim Hyojin, Suh Mi Chung, Ahn Sung-Ju
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KEY MESSAGE: Under heavy-metal stress, CsHMA3 overexpressing transgenic Camelina plants displayed not only a better quality, but also a higher quantity of unsaturated fatty acids in their seeds compared with wild type. Camelina sativa L. belongs to the Brassicaceae family and is frequently used as a natural vegetable oil source, as its seeds contain a high content of fatty acids. In this study, we observed that,...
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