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Biosynthesis of 9,12,15-Octadecatrien-6-Ynoic Acid in the Moss Dicranum Scoparium

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In comparison to higher vascular plants, bryophytes are notable for their ability to synthesise very long chain (>18C) polyunsaturated fatty acids and, in some cases, triacylglycerols with acetylenic fatty acids. The acetylenic acids, 9, 12-octadecadien-6ynoic acid (18:2A),

9,12,15-octadecatrien-6-ynoic acid(18:3A)and 11,14-eicosadien-8-ynoic acid(20:2A)have been isolated from varioud mosses(e.g.Jamieson and Reid,1976;Kohn et al., 1987a)while 9-octadecen-6-ynoic acid (18:1A)has been identified in some liverwort species(Kokn et al., 1987b).

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  1. Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin RAS, Togliatti, 445003, Russia

    I. A. Guschina

  2. Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK

    G. Dobson

  3. School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, PO Box 911, Cardiff, CF10 3 US, UK

    I. A. Guschina & J. L. Harwood

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  1. National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan

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  2. University of Air, Chiba, Japan

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  3. The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  4. Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

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Guschina, I.A., Dobson, G., Harwood, J.L. (2003). Biosynthesis of 9,12,15-Octadecatrien-6-Ynoic Acid in the Moss Dicranum Scoparium . 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_17

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