Lipid profiling and oil properties of Camelina sativa seeds engineered to enhance the production of saturated and omega-7 fatty acids

Camelina sativa is one of the preferred oil crops in plant biotechnology due to its agronomic performance, quality and ease with which it can be transformed. Oils high levels saturated fatty acids are demand for structured lipid elaboration, whereas ω-7 like palmitoleic or asclepic interest other applications, such as oleochemistry biolubricant production. Several strategies have been followed increase camelina this work, including silencing β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase II (CsKASII) condensing enzyme responsible elongation palmitate stearate, expression exogenous thioesterases, overexpression endogenous stearoyl-ACP desaturase. The CsKASII produces an important seed, different alleles sunflower FatA thioesterases favors accumulation both stearate. intraplastidial desaturase activity through CsSAD co-expression forced desaturation palmitate, inducing amounts acids. phenotypes transformants produced were characterized by profiling glycerolipid classes accumulated their seeds. These oils displayed altered physical properties that investigated differential calorimetry studies.