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Journal of Lipid Research, 1971 Isolated mitochondria cannot synthesize their own phospholipids, there is only an exchange between exogenous and mitochondrial phospholipid fatty acids.
MARIE-THÉRÈSE SAUNER, MARIANNE LÉVY
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Marine Drugs, 2013 The importance of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) for human health has received more focus the last decades, and the global consumption of n-3 LC-PUFA has increased.
Alice Mühlroth +7 more
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Alcohol acyltransferases for the biosynthesis of esters
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2023 Esters are widely used in food, energy, spices, chemical industry, etc., becoming an indispensable part of life. However, their production heavily relies on the fossil energy industry, which presents significant challenges associated with energy ...
Gaofei Liu, Lei Huang, Jiazhang Lian
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Identification and characterization of piperine synthase from black pepper, Piper nigrum L.
Communications Biology, 2021 Schnabel et al. identify and characterize piperine synthase in developing black pepper fruits which catalyses the formation of piperine from piperoyl coenzyme A and piperidine.
Arianne Schnabel +5 more
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Lipidome analysis and characterization of Buglossoides arvensis acyltransferases that incorporate polyunsaturated fatty acids into triacylglycerols. [PDF]
, 2022 Buglossoides arvensis is a burgeoning oilseed crop that contains an unique combination of ω-3 and ω-6 poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), constituting ~80–85% of seed triacylglycerols (TAGs).
Sreedhar, R. V. +5 more
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Acyltransferases in Protease’s Clothing [PDF]
The Plant Cell, 2000 One of the most intriguing questions in plant secondary metabolism concerns the evolution of the genes required for the rapid diversification of plant chemistry. In particular, the mechanisms are beginning to be understood by which evolution recruits primary and intermediary metabolism genes ...
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Alkyne lipids as substrates for click chemistry-based in vitro enzymatic assays
Journal of Lipid Research, 2013 Click chemistry is evolving as a powerful tool in biological applications because it allows the sensitive and specific detection of compounds with alkyne or azido groups.
Anne Gaebler +5 more
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The structural basis for the phospholipid remodeling by lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3
Nature Communications, 2021 During phosphatidylcholine (PC) remodeling re-acylation is catalyzed by lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferases (LPCAT). Here, the authors present crystal and cryo-EM structures of chicken LPCAT3 in the apo-, acyl donor-bound and acyl receptor-bound ...
Qing Zhang +14 more
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S-acylation of P2K1 mediates extracellular ATP-induced immune signaling in Arabidopsis
Nature Communications, 2021 S-acylation is a reversible protein post-translational modification that often regulates protein function at the plasma membrane. Here the authors show that an Arabidopsis extracellular ATP receptor P2K1 mediates phosphorylation of two S-acyltransferases
Dongqin Chen +5 more
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Versatility in acyltransferase activity completes chicoric acid biosynthesis in purple coneflower
Nature Communications, 2021 Biosynthetic pathway of chicoric acid in purple coneflower has not been fully elucidated, though the compound has been shown to have potential health benefits.
Rao Fu +7 more
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