Fats based on stearic acid could be a healthier alternative to existing oils especially
hydrogenated fractions of oils or palm, but only a few non-tropical species produce oils with …

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) belongs to the family Asteraceae. The Helianthus genus
contains 65 different species of which 14 are annual plants. The sunflower plant originated …

Long chain fatty acid synthetases (LACSs) activate the fatty acid chains produced by
plastidial de novo biosynthesis to generate acyl‐CoA derivatives, important intermediates in …

Fatty acids play many roles in plants, but the function of some key genes involved in fatty
acid biosynthesis in plant development are not yet properly understood. Here, we clone two …

Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT, EC 2.3. 1.23) is an evolutionarily
conserved key enzyme in the Lands cycle that catalyzes acylation of …

Abstract Acyl-CoA-binding proteins (ACBPs) bind to acyl-CoA esters and promote their
interaction with other proteins, lipids and cell structures. Small class I ACBPs have been …

Acyl-CoA-binding proteins (ACBP) bind to long-chain acyl-CoA esters and phospholipids,
enhancing the activity of different acyltransferases in animals and plants. Nevertheless, the …

BACKGROUND This study characterized the influence of temperature during grain filling on
the saturated fatty acid distribution in triacylglycerol molecules from high stearic sunflower …

Sunflower (Helianthus annus) is an oil yielding plant available in Indian subcontinent. This
plant is used in fields for large production of oil (Sunflower oil from seeds). In market now-a …

Argentina es un destacado productor de semillas híbridas de girasol. La desecación
química se emplea para adelantar la cosecha y reducir la incidencia de adversidades …