Transformation and Characterization of Δ12-Fatty Acid Acetylenase and Δ12-Oleate Desaturase Potentially Involved in the Polyacetylene Biosynthetic Pathway from <i>Bidens pilosa</i>

Transformation and Characterization of Δ12-Fatty Acid Acetylenase and Δ12-Oleate Desaturase Potentially Involved in the Polyacetylene Biosynthetic Pathway from <i>Bidens pilosa</i>

<i>Bidens pilosa</i> is commonly used as an herbal tea component or traditional medicine for treating several diseases, including diabetes. Polyacetylenes have two or more carbon–carbon triple bonds or alkynyl functional groups and are mainly derived from fatty acid and polyketide precur...

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Main Authors: Po-Yen Chen, Mi-Jou Hsieh, Yung-Ting Tsai, Hsiao-Hang Chung, Lie-Fen Shyur, Cheng-Han Hsieh, Kin-Ying To
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
polyacetylenes
<i>Bidens pilosa</i>
acetylenase
desaturase
<i>Agrobacterium</i>-mediated transformation
<i>FAD2</i>
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