Metabolic engineering of Arabidopsis to produce nutritionally important DHA in seed oil

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stan S. Robert ◽  
Surinder P. Singh ◽  
Xue-Rong Zhou ◽  
James R. Petrie ◽  
Susan I. Blackburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Oil ◽  
Land Plants ◽  
Chain Elongation ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Fatty Acid Chain ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
First Time ◽  
Long Chain

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are nutritionally important long-chain (≥ C20) omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3 LC-PUFA) currently obtained mainly from marine sources. A set of genes encoding the fatty acid chain elongation and desaturation enzymes required for the synthesis of LC-PUFA from their C18 PUFA precursors was expressed seed-specifically in Arabidopsis thaliana. This resulted in the synthesis of DHA, the most nutritionally important ω3 LC-PUFA, for the first time in seed oils, along with its precursor EPA and the ω6 LC-PUFA arachidonic acid (ARA). The assembled pathway utilised Δ5 and Δ6 desaturases that operate on acyl-CoA substrates and led to higher levels of synthesis of LC-PUFA than previously reported with acyl-PC desaturases. This demonstrates the potential for development of land plants as alternative sources of DHA and other LC-PUFA to meet the growing demand for these nutrients.

scholarly journals The synthesis and hydrolysis of long-chain fatty acyl-coenzyme A thioesters by soluble and microsomal fractions from the brain of the developing rat

1976 ◽  
Vol 160 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
P J Brophy ◽  
D E Vance
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Arachidic Acid ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Chain Elongation ◽  
Fatty Acid Chain ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
Coa Hydrolase ◽  
Long Chain

1. The specific activities of long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase (EC6.2.1.3) and of long-chain fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase (EC3.1.2.2) were measured in soluble and microsomal fractions from rat brain. 2. In the presence of either palmitic acid or stearic acid, the specific activity of the ligase increased during development; the specific activity of this enzyme with arachidic acid or behenic acid was considerably lower. 3. The specific activities of palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase and of stearoyl-CoA hydrolase in the microsomal fraction decreased markedly (75%) between 6 and 20 days after birth; by contrast, the corresponding specific activities in the soluble fraction showed no decline. 4. Stearoyl-CoA hydrolase in the microsomal fraction is inhibited (99%) by bovine serum albumin; this is in contrast with the microsomal fatty acid-chain-elongation system, which is stimulated 3.9-fold by albumin. Inhibition of stearoyl-CoA hydrolase does not stimulate stearoyl-CoA chain elongation. Therefore it does not appear likely that the decline in the specific activity of hydrolase during myelogenesis is responsible for the increased rate of fatty acid chain elongation. 5. It is suggested that the decline in specific activity of the microsomal hydrolase and to a lesser extent the increase in the specific activity of the ligase is directly related to the increased demand for long-chain acyl-CoA esters during myelogenesis as substrates in the biosynthesis of myelin lipids.

scholarly journals Integrated Profiling of Fatty Acids, Sterols and Phenolic Compounds in Tree and Herbaceous Peony Seed Oils: Marker Screening for New Resources of Vegetable Oil

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 770
Author(s):  
Xiaoqin Wang ◽  
Chunhuan Li ◽  
María del Mar Contreras ◽  
Vito Verardo ◽  
Ana María Gómez-Caravaca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Tree Peony ◽  
Herbaceous Peony ◽  
Oil Crops ◽  
Main Fatty Acid ◽  
First Time

Tree peonies (Paeonia ostii and Paeonia rockii) are popular ornamental plants. Moreover, these plants have become oil crops in recent years. However, there are limited compositional studies focused on fatty acids. Therefore, this work aims to reveal compositional characteristics, regarding fatty acids, sterols, γ-tocopherol and phenolic compounds, of tree peony seed oils from all major cultivation areas in China, and to compare with herbaceous peony seed oil. For that, an integrative analysis was performed by GC-FID, GC-MS and UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS technologies. The main fatty acid was α-linolenic acid (39.0–48.3%), while β-sitosterol (1802.5–2793.7 mg/kg) and fucosterol (682.2–1225.1 mg/kg) were the dominant phytosterols. Importantly, 34 phenolic compounds, including paeonol and “Paeonia glycosides” (36.62–103.17 μg/g), were characterized in vegetable oils for the first time. Conclusively, this work gives new insights into the phytochemical composition of peony seed oil and reveals the presence of bioactive compounds, including “Paeonia glycosides”.

scholarly journals Docosahexaenoic Acid Is Naturally Concentrated at the sn-2 Position in Triacylglycerols of the Australian Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. Strain TC 20

Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 382
Author(s):  
Kim Lee-Chang ◽  
Matthew C. Taylor ◽  
Guy Drummond ◽  
Roger J. Mulder ◽  
Maged Peter Mansour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Nmr Analysis ◽  
Tuna Oil ◽  
13C Nmr Analysis ◽  
13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Seal Oil ◽  
Alternate Source ◽  
First Time ◽  
Long Chain

The Labyrinthulomycetes or Labyrinthulea are a class of protists that produce a network of filaments that enable the cells to glide along and absorb nutrients. One of the main two Labyrinthulea groups is the thraustochytrids, which are becoming an increasingly recognised and commercially used alternate source of long-chain (LC, ≥C20) omega-3 containing oils. This study demonstrates, to our knowledge for the first time, the regiospecificity of the triacylglycerol (TAG) fraction derived from Australian thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. strain TC 20 obtained using 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (13C NMR) analysis. The DHA present in the TC 20 TAG fraction was determined to be concentrated in the sn-2 position, with TAG (16:0/22:6/16:0) identified as the main species present. The sn-2 preference is similar to that found in salmon and tuna oil, and differs to seal oil containing largely sn-1,3 LC-PUFA. A higher concentration of sn-2 DHA occurred in the thraustochytrid TC 20 oil compared to that of tuna oil.

scholarly journals Breeding Strategy for Improvement of Omega-3 Fatty Acid through Conventional Breeding, Genetic Mapping, and Genomics in Soybean

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnanand P. Kulkarni ◽  
Rupesh Tayade ◽  
Hyun Jo ◽  
Jong Tae Song ◽  
Jeong-Dong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Breeding Strategy ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Trans Fats ◽  
Oil Crops ◽  
Alternative Sources

Plant-derived omega (ω)-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid is an essential fatty acid in human and animal diets and is a precursor of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, which exists as α-linolenic acid (ALA, ω-3) in plant oil. Several epidemiological studies have revealed the health benefits of regular consumption of ω-3 fatty acid-containing diets. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is one of the major oil crops in the world and has around 8% ALA (ω-3) in seed oil. Soybean-derived ω-3 can be potential alternative sources of ω-3 fatty acids for populations living in countries with high risks of inadequate ω-3 intake. Therefore, increasing ω-3 concentration became an important goal in soybean breeding. Conversely, higher content of ω-3 fatty acids makes seed oil rancid, necessitating chemical hydrogenation, which generates trans fats. Since trans fats have been associated with the heart and other diseases, demand for soybeans with reduced ALA content is growing. In this book chapter, we described the importance of ω-3 fatty acid and consumption of diets with balanced ω-6/ω-3 ratio and discussed breeding and biotechnological means (and integrated approaches) for altering the ω-3 fatty acid content to avoid the need for chemical hydrogenation as well as to improve the ω-6/ω-3 ratio.

PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD PRODUCTION OF FEEDS FOR AQUACULTURE: ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS

2017 ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Lina Yurievna Lagutkina
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Feed Production ◽  
The World ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
World Industry ◽  
First Time ◽  
A Current

The author of the article discloses the prospects of development of the world feed production for aquaculture based on the analysis of key innovative technological and market trends. The author specifies that shortage, high cost, low ecological compatibility of traditional raw materials - fish flour - are among major limiting factors in the development of production of feeds for aquaculture. This fact, in turn, limits sustainable development of aquaculture both in Russia, and in the world in general. The article presents the overview of a current status of the world industry of feed production in aquaculture, where the regional situation is studied, as well. For the first time, there is given the outlook of innovative technologies in feed production based on the alternative sources of protein (on the example of projects of leading aquabiotechnological companies) which will determine industry’s objectives for the mid-term perspective.

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