Algal lipid metabolism fascinates both scientists and entrepreneurs due to the large diversity
of fatty acyl structures that algae produce. Algae have therefore long been studied as …

Oils in the form of triacylglycerols are the most abundant energy-dense storage compounds
in eukaryotes, and their metabolism plays a key role in cellular energy balance, lipid …

Triacylglycerols (TAGs) constitute a highly efficient form of energy storage. In seeds of
angiosperms, they can act as a reserve of carbon and energy allowing to fuel post …

The demand for vegetable oils for food, fuel (bio-diesel) and bio-product applications is
increasing rapidly. In Canada alone, it is estimated that a 50 to 75% increase in canola oil …

Seeds develop differently in dicots and monocots, especially with respect to the major
storage organs. High-resolution transcriptome data have provided the first insights into the …

Construction of metabolic and regulatory pathways from proteomic data can contextualize
the large‐scale data within the overall physiological scheme of an organism. It is an efficient …

Recent advances in the proteomic field have allowed high throughput experiments to be
conducted on chloroplast samples and the data are available in several databases such as …

Fatty acid desaturation of membrane lipids is a strategy for plants to survive chilling or
freezing temperature. To further characterize enzymes involved in this stress response …

The enzyme acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) catalyzes the committed step of the de novo
fatty acid biosynthesis (FAS) pathway by converting acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA. Two forms …

Constrained to develop within the seed, the plant embryo must adapt its shape and size to fit
the space available. Here, we demonstrate how this adjustment shapes metabolism of …