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Two relatively rare fatty acids, γ-linolenic acid (GLA) and stearidonic acid (STA), have attracted much interest due to their nutraceutical and pharmaceutical potential. STA, in particular, has been considered a valuable alternative source for omega-3 fatty acids due to its enhanced conversion efficiency in animals to eicosapentaenoic acid when compared with the more widely consumed omega-3 fatty acid, α-linolenic acid (ALA), present in most vegetable oils. Exploiting the wealth of information currently available on in planta oil biosynthesis and coupling this information with the tool of genetic engineering it is now feasible to deliberately perturb fatty acid pools to generate unique oils in commodity crops. In an attempt to maximize the STA content of soybean oil, a borage Δ6 desaturase and an Arabidopsis Δ15 desaturase were pyramided by either sexual crossing of transgenic events, re-transformation of a Δ6 desaturase event with the Δ15 desaturase or co-transformation of both desaturases. Expression of both desaturases in this study was under the control of the seed-specific soybean β-conglycinin promoter. Soybean events that carried only the Δ15 desaturase possessed a significant elevation of ALA content, while events with both desaturases displayed a relative STA abundance greater than 29%, creating a soybean with omega-3 fatty acids representing over 60% of the fatty acid profile. Analyses of the membrane lipids in a subset of the transgenic events suggest that soybean seeds compensate for enhanced production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by increasing the relative content of palmitic acid in phosphatidylcholine and other phospholipids
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported in part by the Nebraska Research Initiative, Center for Biotechnology, The Nebraska Soybean Board, and The United Soybean Board. This is journal series paper no. 15083 from the Nebraska Agriculture Research Division. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Glycine max, Agrobacterium, γ-Linolenic acid |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0665, USA |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | Soyabean |
| Depositing User: | Mr Daneti Raju |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2014 12:43 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2014 12:43 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-006-0291-3 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12462 |
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