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Natural variations in stearoyl-acp desaturase genes affect the conversion of stearic to oleic acid in maize kernel.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jan 2017
Han Yingjia, Xu Gen, Du Hewei, Hu Jieyun, Liu Zhanji, Li Hui, Li Jiansheng, Yang Xiaohong
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: We identified 11 SAD genes, and mined their natural variations associated with the conservation of stearic to oleic acid, especially ZmSAD1 supported by both the QTL and an expression QTL. Maize oil is generally regarded as a healthy vegetable oil owing to its low abundance of saturated fatty acids. Stearoyl-ACP desaturase (SAD) is a key rate-limiting enzyme for the conservation of stearic (C18:0) to...
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