Characterization of stearoyl-ACP desaturase (SAD) gene from Jessenia bataua

• Main Authors: Sharian, Muhamad Syafiq, Namasivayam, Parameswari, Ho, Chai Ling, Ramli, Umi Salamah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65143/1/PGM-1-27.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65143/

Jessenia bataua subsp. bataua is a monocaulous, pinnate-leaved palm native to the humid tropics of South America. Jessenia fruits are ovoid-ellipsoid in outline. The fleshy, variously coloured (greenish, white lavender) mesocarp has a high oil content ca. 30% or more of dry weight. The fruits of thi...