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Plastidial wax ester biosynthesis as a tool to synthesize shorter and more saturated wax esters

BACKGROUND: Wax esters (WE) are neutral lipids that consist of a fatty alcohol esterified to a fatty acid. WE are valuable feedstocks in industry for producing lubricants, coatings, and cosmetics. They can be produced chemically from fossil fuel or plant-derived triacylglycerol. As fossil fuel resou...

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Autores principales: Vollheyde, Katharina, Hornung, Ellen, Herrfurth, Cornelia, Ischebeck, Till, Feussner, Ivo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8675476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34911577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-02062-1