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Homogenates of microspore-derived embryos of rape (Brassica napus L.) incubated with [1-14C]erucoyl-CoA and 1,2-dierucoylglycerol are able to assemble trierucoyl-glycerol (trierucin). In addition, radioactive triacylglycerols are formed by transferring [1-14C]-erucoyl moieties to endogenous lipid precursors. Stereospecific analysis of radioactive triacylglycerols revealed that labeled erucoyl moieties had been incorporated exclusively into thesn-1,3 positions with more than 95% of radioactivity in thesn-3 position. No incorporation of labeled erucic acid into thesn-2 position has been observed. All data agree with the involvement of 1,2-diacylglycerol acyltransferase (E.C. 2.3.1.20), which utilized 1,2-dierucoylglycerol as well as endogenous 1,2-diacylglycerols as acceptors of erucoyl moieties. This result is of particular interest for the genetic modification of rape and other Cruciferae for producing trierucin in their seed oils.
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Taylor, D.C., Weber, N., Hogge, L.R. et al. Formation of trierucoylglycerol (trierucin) from 1,2-Dierucoylglycerol by a homogenate of microspore-derived embryos ofBrassica napus L. J Am Oil Chem Soc 69, 355–358 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02636067
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