Meanings
adjectiveeleostearic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryRelating to an eleostearic acid or its derivatives
Enzymes from the DGAT2 family are major actors in various plants accumulating unusual fatty acids (FAs), such as eleostearic acid in Tung tree (Vernicia fordii) [11 ] or ricinoleic acid in Castor bean (Ricinus communis) [21 ].
2015 November 19, “Molecular Characterization of the Elaeis guineensis Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase DGAT1-1 by Heterologous Expression in Yarrowia lipolytica”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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