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Fatty acid biosynthesis by avocado pear
Author(s) -
Harwood J. L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02532608
Subject(s) - biochemistry , biosynthesis , persea , palmitic acid , fatty acid , oleic acid , stearic acid , plastid , pear , enzyme , biology , chloroplast stroma , fatty acid synthesis , chemistry , botany , chloroplast , organic chemistry , thylakoid , gene
Fatty acid synthesis in the avocado ( Persea americana ) mesocarp is due to three immunologically distinct enzyme systems. The plastid membranes synthesize a mixture of palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids. The plastid stroma, on the other hand, contains only palmitate elongase and cytoplasm only fatty acid synthetase. The elongation of palmitate requires malonyl CoA and is sensitive to arsenite inhibition.