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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965627903321

Autore

Fofana Bourlaye

Titolo

Flax lipids : classes, biosynthesis, genetics and the promise of applied genomics for understanding and altering of fatty acids / / Bourlaye Fofana, Sylvie Cloutier, and Raja Ragupathy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-61122-106-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (59 p.)

Collana

Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine

Altri autori (Persone)

CloutierSylvie

RagupathyRaja

Disciplina

633.8/5

Soggetti

Flax

Linseed oil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [31]-43) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- FLAX LIPIDS:  CLASSES, BIOSYNTHESIS, GENETICS AND THE PROMISE OF APPLIED GENOMICS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND ALTERING OF FATTY ACIDS -- FLAX LIPIDS:  CLASSES, BIOSYNTHESIS, GENETICS AND THE PROMISE OF APPLIED GENOMICS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND ALTERING OF FATTY ACIDS -- Chapter 1  LIPID CLASSES, LOCALIZATION, BIOSYNTHESIS AND REGULATION -- 1.1. FLAX SEED LIPID CLASSES -- 1.1.1. Fatty Acyls -- 1.1.2. Glycerolipids -- 1.2. LIPID LOCALIZATION -- 1.2.1. Stem -- 1.2.2. Leaves -- 1.2.3. Flower -- 1.2.4. Seeds -- 1.2.4.1. Features of Seed Fatty Acids -- 1.2.4.2. Fatty Acid Composition of Flax Seeds -- 1.2.4.3. TAG Composition of Flax Seeds -- 1.3. GENETIC CONTROL, BIOSYNTHESIS AND REGULATION OF FLAX SEED LIPIDS -- 1.3.1. Genetic Control of Polyunsaturated  Fatty Acids (PUFAs) -- 1.3.2. Biosynthesis and Regulation of PUFAs -- Chapter 2  CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN APPLIED GENOMICS AND TRANSGENIC RESEARCH IN FLAX -- 2.1. TRANSCRIPTOMICS AND GENE DISCOVERY -- 2.2. MOLECULAR MARKER SYSTEMS FOR GERMPLASM CHARACTERIZATION -- 2.3. LINKAGE MAPS -- 2.4. QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS (QTL) ANALYSIS -- 2.5. BAC LIBRARIES AND THE FLAX GENOME INITIATIVE -- 2.6. TRANSGENIC PLANTS -- 2.6.1. Increased Oil Content -- 2.6.2. Modification of Fatty Acid  Composition for Food Uses -- 2.6.3. Modification of the Fatty



Acid Profile for Industrial Purposes -- 2.7. TILLING AND ECOTILLING FOR  FLAX IMPROVEMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

Sommario/riassunto

Flax is a multi-purpose crop with emerging markets for its industrial, food and feed uses. This title summarises knowledge of different lipid classes found in flax, their localisation and genetic control, and the regulation of flax seed lipid biosynthesis.