Search Results - "Mansour, Maged P."
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Metabolic engineering of biomass for high energy density: oilseed-like triacylglycerol yields from plant leaves
Published in Plant biotechnology journal (01-02-2014)“…High biomass crops have recently attracted significant attention as an alternative platform for the renewable production of high energy storage lipids such as…”
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Metabolic engineering Camelina sativa with fish oil-like levels of DHA
Published in PloS one (21-01-2014)“…Omega-3 long-chain (≥C20) polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3 LC-PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are critical for human…”
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Metabolic engineering plant seeds with fish oil-like levels of DHA
Published in PloS one (07-11-2012)“…Omega-3 long-chain (≥C(20)) polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3 LC-PUFA) have critical roles in human health and development with studies indicating that…”
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Development of a Brassica napus (Canola) Crop Containing Fish Oil-Like Levels of DHA in the Seed Oil
Published in Frontiers in plant science (12-06-2020)“…Plant seeds have long been promoted as a production platform for novel fatty acids such as the ω3 long-chain (≥ C20) polyunsaturated fatty acids…”
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Prey preference, environmental tolerances and ichthyotoxicity by the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans cultured from Tasmanian waters
Published in Journal of plankton research (26-07-2019)“…Abstract The large phagotrophic dinoflagellate Noctiluca has become a prominent red tide organism in southeast Australian waters since the 2000s, raising…”
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Recruiting a new substrate for triacylglycerol synthesis in plants: the monoacylglycerol acyltransferase pathway
Published in PloS one (16-04-2012)“…Monoacylglycerol acyltransferases (MGATs) are predominantly associated with lipid absorption and resynthesis in the animal intestine where they catalyse the…”
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Characterization of oilseed lipids from "DHA-producing Camelina sativa": a new transformed land plant containing long-chain omega-3 oils
Published in Nutrients (21-02-2014)“…New and sustainable sources of long-chain (LC, ≥C₂₀) omega-3 oils containing DHA (docosahexaenoic acid, 22:6ω3) are required to meet increasing demands. The…”
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Microalgal biomarkers: A review of recent research developments
Published in Organic geochemistry (01-01-1998)“…Microalgae are major sources of lipids in lacustrine and marine environments. This paper provides a review of some recent advances in our knowledge of the wide…”
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Rapid expression of transgenes driven by seed-specific constructs in leaf tissue: DHA production
Published in Plant methods (11-03-2010)“…Metabolic engineering of seed biosynthetic pathways to diversify and improve crop product quality is a highly active research area. The validation of genes…”
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Isolation and characterization of genes from the marine microalga Pavlova salina encoding three front-end desaturases involved in docosahexaenoic acid biosynthesis
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-03-2007)“…The fatty acid Δ4, Δ5 and Δ8-desaturase genes were cloned from marine microalga Pavlova salina, and the encoded enzymes produced omega-3 long chain…”
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The effect of growth phase on the lipid class, fatty acid and sterol composition in the marine dinoflagellate, Gymnodinium sp. in batch culture
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-05-2003)“…We have studied the effects of growth phase on the lipid composition in batch cultures of Gymnodinium sp. CS-380/3 over 43 days of culturing. The lipid content…”
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Improving Oil Extraction from Canola Seeds by Conventional and Advanced Methods
Published in Food engineering reviews (01-12-2018)“…Canola seeds are one of the most important sources of edible vegetable oils globally. Crude canola oil is industrially extracted from canola seeds by…”
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Metolachlor-Mediated Selection of a Microalgal Strain Producing Novel Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Published in Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) (01-03-2007)“…Long-chain (>= C₂₀) polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, are nutritionally important and provide protection…”
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A leaf-based assay using interchangeable design principles to rapidly assemble multistep recombinant pathways
Published in Plant biotechnology journal (01-12-2009)“…The assembly of multistep recombinant pathways in stably transformed plants is a cornerstone of crops producing new products yet can be a laborious and…”
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Odd-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in thraustochytrids
Published in Phytochemistry (Oxford) (01-08-2011)“…Structure of unusual C21 odd-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (OC-PUFA), 21:4×7 (4.1%) and 21:5×5 (3.5%), found in thraustochytrid strain TC 04. [Display…”
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Lipid and fatty acid yield of nine stationary-phase microalgae : Applications and unusual C24-C28 polyunsaturated fatty acids
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Transgenic production of arachidonic acid in oilseeds
Published in Transgenic research (01-02-2012)“…We describe a transgenic microalgal Δ9-elongase pathway transformed in both Brassica napus and Arabidopsis thaliana seed resulting in the production of…”
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Isolation and Characterisation of a High-Efficiency Desaturase and Elongases from Microalgae for Transgenic LC-PUFA Production
Published in Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) (01-08-2010)“…The production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from precursor molecules linoleic acid (LA; 18:2ω6) and α-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3ω3) is catalysed by…”
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Correction: Recruiting a New Substrate for Triacylglycerol Synthesis in Plants: The Monoacylglycerol Acyltransferase Pathway
Published in PloS one (09-07-2012)“…(2012) Correction: Recruiting a New Substrate for Triacylglycerol Synthesis in Plants: The Monoacylglycerol Acyltransferase Pathway. No competing interests…”
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