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Table 4 Conversion efficiencies of desaturases expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana

From: Survey of the total fatty acid and triacylglycerol composition and content of 30 duckweed species and cloning of a Δ6-desaturase responsible for the production of γ-linolenic and stearidonic acids in Lemna gibba

Desaturase

Conversion

Conversion %

LgDes

18:2 to 18:3

3.76 ± 0.04 1

18:3 to 18:4

3.28 ± 1.27

BoD6

18:2 to 18:3

6.89 ± 1.17

18:3 to 18:4

6.07 ± 2.73

  1. 1Values represent means ± standard deviation of three or more independent samples.
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BMC Plant Biology

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