Article
Alteration of seed fatty acid composition by an ethyl methanesulfonate-induced mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana affecting diacylglycerol acyltransferase activity.
Plant physiology - 1 May 1995
Katavic V, Reed D W, Taylor D C, Giblin E M, Barton D L, Zou J, Mackenzie S L, Covello P S, Kunst L
Abstract excerpt
In characterizing the enzymes involved in the formation of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) in the Brassicaceae, we have generated a series of mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana that have reduced VLCFA content. Here we report the characterization of a seed lipid mutant, AS11, which, in comparison to wild type (WT), has reduced levels of 20:1 and 18:1 and accumulates 18:3 as the major fatty acid in...
Topics
- Acyltransferases
- Arabidopsis
- Base Sequence
- Cell Nucleus
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA Primers
- Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase
- Ethyl Methanesulfonate
- Fatty Acids
- Genes, Plant