NOVEL GENES INVOLVED IN PETROSELINIC ACID BIOSYNTHESIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PETROSELINIC ACID

摘要

Novel genes capable of promoting accumulation of petroselinic acid and a method for producing petroselinic acid using the genes are provided. Such a novel gene encodes a protein that comprises the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 or 6; which may include a deletion, substitution, or addition of one or a plurality of amino acids and which has petroselinoyl-ACP thioesterase activity. Methods for producing petroselinic acid, and transformed plant cells are also described.