METODO PARA PRODUCIR ACIDO GAMMA LINOLEICO (AGL) EN CARTAMO QUE COMPRENDE TRANSFORMAR CON PROMOTOR LIGADO A SECUENCIA CODIFICANTE DE DESATURASA DELTA 6; METODO PARA PRODUCIR AGL EN CARTAMO QUE COMPRENDE TRANSFORMAR CON SECUENCIAS CODIFICANTES DE DESA

摘要

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preparing gamma-linoleic acid (GLA) in safflower plants, particularly from seeds of safflower. Nucleic acid sequences and constructs encoding one or more fatty acid desaturase sequences are used to generate transgenic safflower plants that contain and express one or more of these sequences and produce high levels of GLA in safflower seeds. Provided are transgenic safflower plants and seeds that produce high levels of GLA.