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Genetic Engineering for Plant Oils: Potential and Limitations
Trends in Biotechnology
  • James F. Battey
  • Katherine M. Schmid, Butler University
  • John B. Ohlrogge
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1989
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-7799(89)90088-7
Abstract

There is considerable interest in the specialty oils markets in modifying oilseed composition to obtain high levels of specific fatty acids. Several oilseed crops are amenable to modern techniques of gene transfer; this suggests that fatty acids now available in small quantities from undomesticated species could be produced by traditional oilseed crops. However, to do this, genes for enzymes of a poorly understood biosynthetic pathway will need to be harnessed. In this review, we discuss progress and problems in the manipulation of plant lipid composition.

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Citation Information
James F. Battey, Katherine M. Schmid and John B. Ohlrogge. "Genetic Engineering for Plant Oils: Potential and Limitations" Trends in Biotechnology Vol. 7 Iss. 5 (1989) p. 122 - 126
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/katherine-schmid/17/