• BMB Reports
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2024

The fatty acids content of castor (Ricinus communis L.) seed oil is 80-90% ricinoleic acid, which is a hydroxy fatty acid (HFA). The structures and functional groups of HFAs are different from those of common fatty acids and are useful for various industrial applications. However, castor seeds contain the toxin ricin and an allergenic protein, which limit their cultivation. Accordingly, many researchers are conducting studies to enhance the production of HFAs in Arabidopsis thaliana, a model plant for oil crops. Oleate 12-hydroxylase from castor (RcFAH12), which synthesizes HFA (18:1-OH), was transformed into an Arabidopsis fae1 mutant, resulting in the CL37 line producing a maximum of 17% HFA content. In addition, castor phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-2 (RcPDAT1-2), which catalyzes the production of triacylglycerol by transferring HFA from phosphatidylcholine to diacylglycerol, was transformed into the CL37 line to develop a P327 line that produces 25% HFA. In this study, we investigated changes in HFA content when endogenous Arabidopsis PDAT1 (AtPDAT1) of the P327 line was edited using the CRISPR/Cas9 technique. The successful mutation resulted in three independent lines with different mutation patterns, which were transmitted until the T4 generation. Fatty acid analysis of the seeds showed that HFA content decreased in all three mutant lines. These findings indicate that AtPDAT1 as well as RcPDAT1-2 in the P327 line are involved in transferring and increasing HFAs to triacylglycerol.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.301-305
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• 2008

수집종 아주까리 40종의 유전자원을 농촌진흥청 농업생명공학연구원 유전자원과로부터 분양받아 바이오디젤 가능 작물로서 조지방 및 지방산 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 수집종 아주까리 종자의 gas chromatogram은 6개의 피크를 보였고, ricinoleic acid의 retention time은 12.7분대이었다. 아주까리 수집종의 평균 기름 함량은 $44.6{\sim}49.4%$이었으며, 최저 41.4%와 최고 52.2%로 10.8%의 차이가 있었다. 지방산 조성은 불포화지방산이 97.6%로 대부분이었으며, 포화지방산은 2.4% 정도로 낮은 함량을 보였다. 지방산 조성은 87.3%가 ricinoleic acid이었으며, oleic acid와 linoleic acid가 각각 4.6%, 5.2%이었다. palmitic acid와 stearic acid의 함량은 1% 내외로 차이가 미미하였고, linolenic acid의 함량은 0.6% 정도로 가장 낮았다.