Plant unusual fatty acids: learning from the less common.
Journal
Current opinion in plant biology
ISSN: 1879-0356
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Plant Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100883395
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2020
06 2020
Historique:
received:
14
01
2020
revised:
17
02
2020
accepted:
09
03
2020
pubmed:
19
4
2020
medline:
18
7
2020
entrez:
19
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The plant kingdom contains an abundance of structurally diverse fatty acids referred to as unusual fatty acids. Unusual fatty acids on plant surfaces can form polyesters that contribute to the function of cutin as a barrier for water loss and pathogen protection. Unusual fatty acids are also found as abundant components of seed oils of selected species and often confer desirable properties for industrial and nutritional applications. Here, we review recent findings on the biosynthesis and metabolism of unusual fatty acids in cutin and seed oils and use of this information for enzyme structure-function studies and seed oil metabolic engineering. We also highlight the recent discovery of unusual fatty acids that are formed from a previously undescribed variation of fatty acid elongation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32304939
pii: S1369-5266(20)30037-6
doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.03.007
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Fatty Acids
0
Plant Oils
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
66-73Informations de copyright
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