Plastidial wax ester biosynthesis as a tool to synthesize shorter and more saturated wax esters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wax esters (WE) are neutral lipids that consist of a fatty alcohol esterified to a fatty acid. WE are valuable feedstocks in industry for producing lubricants, coatings, and cosmetics. They can be produced chemically from fossil fuel or plant-derived triacylglycerol. As fossil fuel resources are finite, the synthesis of WE in transgenic plants may serve as an alternative source. As chain length and desaturation of the alcohol and acyl moieties determine the physicochemical properties of WE and their field of application, tightly controlled and tailor-made WE synthesis in plants would be a sustainable, beneficial, and valuable commodity. Here, we report the expression of ten combinations of WE producing transgenes in Arabidopsis thaliana. In order to study their suitabili

SUBMITTER: Vollheyde K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675476 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature