Increasing plant oil content by improving activity of acetyl-coa carboxylase
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorJay J. Thelen
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and means to change fatty acid and ultimately triacylglycerol production in plants and algae. Methods of the invention comprise the step of altering the activity levels of the committed step for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis, acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCase). More specifically, methods of the invention directly enhance the activity of ACCase by overexpression of α-CT or a catalytic portion thereof.
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A method of altering fatty acid and/or triacylglycerol production in plants and/or algae, comprising the step of altering activity levels of the committed step for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase).
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