Use of a class of enzymes to increase the oil content in transgenic organisms

摘要

The present invention relates to an enzyme, acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DAGAT), catalysing the transfer of fatty acids from acyl-CoA to diacylglycerol in the biosynthetic pathway for the production of triacylglycerols. Furthermore, the invention relates to the isolation, identification, characterisation and use of recombinant DNA molecules encoding this class of enzymes.