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Plant cells contain several groups of glycolipids contributing to the formation and function of plastidial and extraplastidial membranes. The enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of the three dominating groups of glycosylated diacylglycerols from plastids characterized by monogalactosyl-, digalactosyl- and sulfoquinovosyl headgroups have all been cloned (Dörmann and Benning, 2002) and provide the opportunity to study their functions by using the methods of reverse genetics.
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Hillig, I. et al. (2003). Sterol Glucosides and Ceramide Glucosides: Cloning of Enzymes Contributing to Their Biosynthesis. In: Murata, N., Yamada, M., Nishida, I., Okuyama, H., Sekiya, J., Hajime, W. (eds) Advanced Research on Plant Lipids. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0159-4_1
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