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Acyl‐Trafficking During Plant Oil Accumulation
Author(s) -
Chen Guanqun,
Woodfield Helen K.,
Pan Xue,
Harwood John L.,
Weselake Randall J.
Publication year - 2015
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/s11745-015-4069-x
Subject(s) - lipidology , commodity , agriculture , vegetable oil , business , clinical chemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , biology , biochemistry , ecology , finance
Vegetable oils are an extremely important agricultural commodity. Their use has risen inexorably for the last 50 years and will undoubtedly be even more prevalent in the future. They have a role not only in foodstuffs but also as renewable chemicals. However, our understanding of their metabolism, and particularly its control, is incomplete. In this article we highlight current knowledge and its deficiencies. In particular, we focus on the important role that phosphatidylcholine plays in lipid accumulation and in influencing the quality of the vegetable oils produced.