Genetic Engineering for Plant Oils: Potential and Limitations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1989
Publication Title
Trends in Biotechnology
First Page
122
Last Page
126
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-7799(89)90088-7
Abstract
There is considerable interest in the specialty oils markets in modifying oilseed composition to obtain high levels of specific fatty acids. Several oilseed crops are amenable to modern techniques of gene transfer; this suggests that fatty acids now available in small quantities from undomesticated species could be produced by traditional oilseed crops. However, to do this, genes for enzymes of a poorly understood biosynthetic pathway will need to be harnessed. In this review, we discuss progress and problems in the manipulation of plant lipid composition.
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Recommended Citation
Battey, James F.; Schmid, Katherine M.; and Ohlrogge, John B., "Genetic Engineering for Plant Oils: Potential and Limitations" Trends in Biotechnology / (1989): 122-126.
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