Table III.
Fatty acid composition of transgenic Arabidopsis T2 seed oils
| Construct | Fatty Acid Composition
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| 18:0 | 20:1 Δ11 | 22:0 | 22:1 Δ13 | 24:0 | 24:1 Δ15 | LCFA | VLCFA | |
| % (w/w) of total fatty acids {Range} [% increase]a | ||||||||
| RD | 3.72 ± 0.07 {3.35–4.03} | 19.87 ± 0.26 {17.97–20.86} | 0.30 ± 0.01 {0.27–0.34} | 2.12 ± 0.05 {1.88–2.28} | 0.11 ± 0.01 {0.09–0.15} | 0.19 ± 0.01 {0.15–0.24} | 70.15 ± 0.22 {69.35–71.36} | 29.85 ± 0.22 {28.64–30.65} |
| NF | 2.57 ± 0.10 {1.58–3.31} | 12.78 ± 0.42 {8.87–16.85} | 1.57 ± 0.12 {0.66–2.78} [423.3] | 9.63 ± 0.59 {4.43–15.57} [354.2] | 0.46 ± 0.03 {0.24–0.65} [318.2] | 0.46 ± 0.03 {0.29–0.70} [142.1] | 68.77 ± 0.47 {65.53–72.06} | 31.30 ± 0.47 {27.94–34.47} [4.8] |
Results represent the average (±se) of triplicate measurements using 200 seeds from 25 independent Arabidopsis transgenic lines. Constructs: RD, Control (plasmid-only) transgenic seeds; NF, Napin: nasturtium FAE transgenic seeds.
a
Relative to value for seeds from RD, the Arabidopsis control (plasmid-only) plants, set at 100%.