Article studying an underappreciated complexity in pathways for synthesis and accumulation of Triacylglycerols from plants, familiar to most people as vegetable oils.
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Article studying an underappreciated complexity in pathways for synthesis and accumulation of Triacylglycerols from plants, familiar to most people as vegetable oils.
Abstract: Triacylglycerols from plants, familiar to most people as vegetable oils, supply 25% of dietary calories to the developed world and are increasingly a source for renewable biomaterials and fuels. Demand for vegetable oils will double by 2030, which can be met only by increased oil production. Triacylglycerol synthesis is accomplished through the coordinate action of multiple pathways in multiple subcellular compartments. Recent information has revealed an underappreciated complexity in pathways for synthesis and accumulation of this important energy-rich class of molecules.
Publication Title:
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume:
287
Issue:
4
Page Start:
2288
Page End:
2294
Pages:
7
Peer Reviewed:
Yes
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Chapman, Kent Dean & Ohlrogge, John B.Compartmentation of Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Plants,
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January 20, 2012;
[Rockville, Maryland].
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accessed April 2, 2023),
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crediting UNT College of Science.
