Medium chain triglycerides (MCT) are esters of fatty acids with 6 to 12 carbon atom chains.
Naturally, they occur in various sources; their composition and bioactivity are source and …

Commercially important palms (oil palm, coconut, and date palm) are widely grown
perennial trees with tremendous commercial significance due to food, edible oil, and …

In angiosperm seeds, the endosperm develops to varying degrees and accumulates
different types of storage compounds remobilized by the seedling during early post …

Plant-derived oils are a major agricultural product that exist in both ubiquitous forms such as
common vegetable oils and in specialized forms such as castor oil and coconut oil. These …

Triacylglycerol is a major component of vegetable oil in seeds and fruits of many plants, but
its production in vegetative tissues is rather limited. It would be intriguing and important to …

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) has always been known as a health-promoting oilseed crop
because of its nutrient-rich oil. In recent years, studies have focused on lipid and fatty acid …

Potato is the 4th largest staple food in the world currently. As a high biomass crop, potato
harbors excellent potential to produce energy-rich compounds such as triacylglycerol as a …

Cyperus esculentus is widely representing one of the important oil crops around the world,
which provides valuable resources of edible tubers called tiger nut. The chemical …

Cocos nucifera L. is a crop grown in the humid tropics. It is grouped into two classes of
varieties: dwarf and tall; regardless of the variety, the endosperm of the coconut accumulates …

For decades, genetic engineering approaches to produce unusual fatty acids (UFAs) in
crops has reached a bottleneck, including reduced seed oil production and seed vigor …