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. 2004 Sep;136(1):2665–2675. doi: 10.1104/pp.104.046839

Table I.

Fatty acid composition of transformed tobacco calli

Construct Fatty Acid Composition
16:0 18:0 20:0 22:0 24:0 26:0 LCFA VLCFA
% (w/w) of total fatty acids [% increase]a
RD 20.38 ± 0.12 7.99 ± 0.26 1.32 ± 0.03 0.59 ± 0.03 0.70 ± 0.03 0.89 ± 0.16 96.28 ± 0.31 3.72 ± 0.31
SF 18.01 ± 0.42 5.23 ± 0.41 1.58 ± 0.54 [19.7] 1.32 ± 0.16 [123.9] 1.93 ± 0.27 [175.7] 1.31 ± 0.20 [147.2] 91.37 ± 0.84 8.63 ± 0.84 [131.9]
SMF 19.48 ± 0.34 7.12 ± 0.19 1.30 ± 0.02 0.57 ± 0.03 0.73 ± 0.04 1.01 ± 0.32 95.59 ± 0.40 4.41 ± 0.40 [18.5]

Results represent the average (±se) of 10 measurements using independent calli. Constructs: RD, Control (plasmid-only) transgenic calli; SF, 35S: nasturtium FAE transgenic calli; SMF, 35S: mutated nasturtium FAE transgenic calli.

a

Relative to value for calli from RD, the tobacco control (plasmid-only) calli, set at 100%.