The diatom Phaeodactylum is rich in very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Fatty acid (FA) synthesis, elongation, and desaturation have been studied in depth in plants including Arabidopsis, but for secondary endosymbionts the full picture remains unclear. FAs are synthesized up to a chain length of 18 carbons inside chloroplasts, where they can be incorporated into glycerolipids....

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) that control seed oil content and fatty acid composition were studied using a recombinant inbred population derived from a cross between the Arabidopsis ecotypes Landsberg erecta and Cape Verdi Islands. Multiple QTL model mapping identified two major and two minor QTL that account for 43% of the variation in oil content in the population. The most significant QTL i...

Camellia oleifera is a major tree species for producing edible oil. Its seed oil is well known for the high level of oleic acids; however, little is known regarding the molecular mechanism of lipid biosynthesis in C. oleifera. Here, we measured the oil contents and fatty acid (FA) compositions at four developmental stages and investigated the global gene expression profiles through transcriptom...

Wax esters are neutral lipids exhibiting desirable properties for lubrication. Natural sources have traditionally been whales. Additionally some plants produce wax esters in their seed oil. Currently there is no biological source available for long chain length monounsaturated wax esters that are most suited for industrial applications. This study aimed to identify enzymatic requirements enabli...

Tocopherols (vitamin E) are synthesized in plastids and have long been assumed to have essential functions restricted to these organelles. We previously reported that the vitamin e-deficient2 (vte2) mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana is defective in transfer cell wall development and photoassimilate transport at low temperature (LT). Here, we demonstrate that LT-treated vte2 has a distinct composit...

Abstract Background Rhodotorula toruloides is a robust producer of triacylglycerol owing to its fast growth rate and strong metabolic flux under conditions high cell density fermentation. However, the molecular basis fatty acid biosynthesis, desaturation regulation remains elusive. Results We present characterization four desaturase (FAD) genes in R. . Biosynthesis oleic (OA) palmitoleic (POA) ...

هدف از این تحقیق تعیین مناطق دارای پتانسیل حضور چشمة آب زیرزمینی و اولویت‌بندی عوامل مؤثر در آن، با استفاده روش حداکثر آنتروپی (مدل MaxEnt)، سیستم اطلاعات جغرافیایی سنجش دور است. حاضر، چهارده شاخص تأثیرگذار شامل شاخص‌های توپوگرافیکی، زمین‌شناسی، اقلیمی، هیدرولوژیکی کاربری اراضی همچنین، جدید ارتفاع سطح نزدیک‌ترین زهکش (HAND) شده ابتدا، شاخص‌ها به دو بخش توپوگرافیکی سایر تقسیم شدند نقشة براساس آن...

یکی از مهم‌ترین مدهای حمل‌ونقل عمومی شبکة مترو است که تأثیر بسزایی در کاهش ترافیک و آلودگی هوا دارد. ازدیگرسو، با توجه به هزینه‌های سرسام‌آور راه‌اندازی مترو، توسعة مرحله‌به‌مرحله بهره‌برداری یک خط اجرای خطوط دیگر به‌دست مدیران شهری مورد است. بنابراین، هدف این تحقیق بررسی میزان دسترسی متروی اصفهان افق 1410، رویکرد عدالت مکانی، دو جنبة افقی عمودی پنج طبقة اجتماعی، استفاده شاخص‌های ضریب جینی، منح...

F atty acids are a group of lipids that consist of a carboxyl group plus a long hydrocarbon chain. Saturated fatty acids have single carbon–carbon bonds, whereas unsaturated fatty acids contain one or more double bonds within the hydrocarbon chain. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have two main functions: the first is a critical role in membrane structure where they confer fluidity and flexi...