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Seed oils are major components of the human diet. However, these oils often require a modification (hydrogenation process) to increase shelf life and stability. Production of specific fatty acids is enzymatically controlled. Genetic engineering of key elements of the biosynthetic pathway can result in the design of specific fatty acid profiles, with viable commercial applications. One of these is the improvement of Indian mustard oil. To this end, specific thioesterases have been identified, purified and characterized. The corresponding genes have been cloned. Their transgenic expression is presently underway.
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Ghosh, S.K. et al. (2003). Genetic Engineering of Fatty Acid Composition of Indian Mustard Oil. In: Roussos, S., Soccol, C.R., Pandey, A., Augur, C. (eds) New Horizons in Biotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0203-4_32
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