Table I.
Total fatty acid composition of leaves from transgenic Arabidopsis line CA1-9, coexpressing A. leveillei AL21 and AL10 Δ5-desaturases
The values are mol% ± sd (n = 4). n/d, Not detected.
| Fatty Acids | Line
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|---|---|---|---|
| CA1-9 | CA1-9 + AL21 | CA1-9 + AL10 | |
| 16:0 | 14.9 ± 0.8 | 11.1 ± 0.3 | 13.4 ± 0.5 |
| 16:1Δ5 | n/d | 0.6 ± 01 | n/d |
| 16:1Δ9 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.2 |
| 16:2 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.1 |
| 16:3 | 19.4 ± 0.1 | 22.9 ± 0.8 | 18.8 ± 1.5 |
| 18:0 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.4 |
| 18:1Δ9 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.2 |
| 18:2 n-6 | 8.0 ± 1.0 | 5.2 ± 1.5 | 5.3 ± 0.9 |
| 18:3 n-3 | 47 ± 2.5 | 42 ± 1.1 | 43 ± 1.1 |
| 20:2 n-6 | 3.3 ± 1.5 | 0.74 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.4 |
| 20:3Δ5,11,14 | n/d | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.2 |
| 20:3 n-3 | 3.8 ± 2.0 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.1 |
| 20:3Δ5,11,14,17 | n/d | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.4 ± 0.3 |