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Regulation and enhancement of lipid accumulation in oil crops: The use of metabolic control analysis for informed genetic manipulation
Author(s) -
Harwood John L.,
Ramli Umi S.,
Tang Mingguo,
Quant Patti A,
Weselake Randall J.,
Fawcett Tony,
Guschina Irina A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of lipid science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1438-9312
pISSN - 1438-7697
DOI - 10.1002/ejlt.201300257
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , agriculture , productivity , biofuel , biochemical engineering , crop , business , palm oil , commodity , agricultural science , agricultural engineering , biology , agronomy , economics , engineering , ecology , macroeconomics , finance
Plant oils are a very valuable agricultural commodity. They are currently mainly used (>80%) for food and animal feed but, increasingly, they have utility as renewable sources of industrial feedstocks or biofuel. Because of finite agricultural land, the best way to increase availability (in order to match demand) is by improving productivity. To do this requires a knowledge of metabolism and its regulation. Various methods have been used to provide information but only systems biology can yield quantitative data about complete metabolic pathways. We have used metabolic control analysis to provide information about major oil crops such as oilseed rape, oil palm, olive, and soybean. Such knowledge has then been used to inform genetic manipulation for crop improvement.