Reduction of lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase activity
AssigneeNational Research Council of Canada
InventorsJitao Zou, Qilin Chen, Wenyun Shen, Liping Wang
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Abstract
Reducing lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) activity in a plant increases seed oil content and/or fatty acid levels in the plant. Increases in the level of unusual fatty acids 16:3, 18:3 and 20:1c11 are particularly pronounced.
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A method of increasing seed oil content and/or fatty acid levels in a plant comprising reducing lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) activity in the plant thereby increasing seed oil content and/or fatty acid levels in the plant in comparison to a control plant of the same species grown under the same conditions but not having LPCAT activity reduced therein.
A method of increasing levels of unusual fatty acids in seed oil of a plant comprising reducing lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) activity in the plant thereby increasing channeling of the unusual fatty acids into storage lipids in the plant in comparison to a control plant of the same species grown under the same conditions but not having LPCAT activity reduced therein.
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A plant comprising reduced lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) activity and having increased seed oil content and/or fatty acid levels in comparison to a control plant of the same species grown under the same conditions but not having LPCAT activity reduced therein.
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