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Regulation of lipid synthesis in oil crops
Author(s) -
Harwood John L.,
Guschina Irina A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.05.018
Subject(s) - renewable energy , vegetable oil , microbiology and biotechnology , edible oil , biochemical engineering , chemistry , environmental science , business , food science , biology , engineering , ecology
Oil crops are in increasing demand both for food and as renewable sources of chemicals. It is therefore vital to understand how oil accumulation is regulated. Different ways of obtaining such information are discussed with an emphasis on metabolic control analysis. The usefulness of the latter has been well‐illustrated by its application to help raise yields in oilseed rape.