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Development and characterization of low α-linolenic acid Brassica oleracea lines bearing a novel mutation in a ‘class a’ FATTY ACID DESATURASE 3 gene

BACKGROUND: Traditional canola (Brassica napus L.; AACC, 2n = 38) cultivars yield seed oil with a relatively high proportion of α-linolenic acid (ALA; C18:3(cis∆9,12,15)), which is desirable from a health perspective. Unfortunately, due to the instability of this fatty acid, elevated levels also res...

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Autores principales: Singer, Stacy D, Weselake, Randall J, Rahman, Habibur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4236532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25167929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12863-014-0094-7