vernoleate and crepenynic-acid

vernoleate has been researched along with crepenynic-acid* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for vernoleate and crepenynic-acid

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Identification of non-heme diiron proteins that catalyze triple bond and epoxy group formation. Science (New York, N.Y.), 1998, May-08, Volume: 280, Issue:5365 Acetylenic bonds are present in more than 600 naturally occurring compounds. Plant enzymes that catalyze the formation of the Delta12 acetylenic bond in 9-octadecen-12-ynoic acid and the Delta12 epoxy group in 12,13-epoxy-9-octadecenoic acid were characterized, and two genes, similar in sequence, were cloned. When these complementary DNAs were expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana, the content of acetylenic or epoxidated fatty acids in the seeds increased from 0 to 25 or 15 percent, respectively. Both enzymes have characteristics similar to the membrane proteins containing non-heme iron that have histidine-rich motifs. Topics: Acetylene; Alkynes; Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis; Asteraceae; Catalysis; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Complementary; Epoxy Compounds; Fatty Acid Desaturases; Genes, Plant; Iron; Linoleic Acid; Microsomes; Molecular Sequence Data; NAD; NADP; Oleic Acids; Oxidoreductases; Plant Proteins; Plants, Genetically Modified; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Seeds; Sequence Alignment	1998

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Identification of non-heme diiron proteins that catalyze triple bond and epoxy group formation.

Science (New York, N.Y.), 1998, May-08, Volume: 280, Issue:5365

Acetylenic bonds are present in more than 600 naturally occurring compounds. Plant enzymes that catalyze the formation of the Delta12 acetylenic bond in 9-octadecen-12-ynoic acid and the Delta12 epoxy group in 12,13-epoxy-9-octadecenoic acid were characterized, and two genes, similar in sequence, were cloned. When these complementary DNAs were expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana, the content of acetylenic or epoxidated fatty acids in the seeds increased from 0 to 25 or 15 percent, respectively. Both enzymes have characteristics similar to the membrane proteins containing non-heme iron that have histidine-rich motifs.

Topics: Acetylene; Alkynes; Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis; Asteraceae; Catalysis; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Complementary; Epoxy Compounds; Fatty Acid Desaturases; Genes, Plant; Iron; Linoleic Acid; Microsomes; Molecular Sequence Data; NAD; NADP; Oleic Acids; Oxidoreductases; Plant Proteins; Plants, Genetically Modified; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Seeds; Sequence Alignment

1998