Engineering crops for selected fatty acid production is one of the important aim for plant biotechnology. An attempt has been made to increase one particular fatty acid stearate in transgenic Brassica plant. Synthesis of high proportion of stearate (18: 0) can reduce the process of hydrogenation. Normally hydrogenation generates high amount of trans fatty acids, which are associated with risk [...]
The following points highlight the top five methods of chloroplast transformation in higher plants. The methods are: 1. Vectors for Plastid Transformation 2. Engineering for High-Level Protein Production 3. Biolystic Transfer 4. EG Mediated Transformation 5. Galistan Expansion Femtosyringe Method. Method # 1. Vectors for Plastid Transformation: Vectors used for plastid transformation utilize left (LTR) and right (RTR) targeting regions [...]
In this article we will discuss about the production of industrial oil from unusual fatty acids. Most of the vegetable oils have marginal use in industries due to complex nature of fatty acids. The typical mixture of saturated and unsaturated C16 and C18 fatty acids that comprise major vegetable oils. In recent years considerable effort has been directed towards genetically [...]