Synthesis of medium-chain fatty acids an
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Silke Deerberg; Johanna Twickel; Hans-Heinrich FΓΆrster; Thomas Cole; Jochen Fuhr
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Article
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1990
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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During their rapid maturation period, seeds of Cuphea wrightii A. Gray mainly accumulate mediumchain fatty acids (C8 to C14) in their storage lipids. The rate of lipid deposition (40-50 mg.d-l.(g fresh weight)-1) is fourfold higher than in seeds of Cuphea racemosa (L. f.) Spreng. which accumulate lo