| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/GB93/02528 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 4, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 4, 1995 PCT Filed Dec. 10, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/13814 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 1994Plants, particularly transgenic plants, may be produced having a 2-acyltransferase enzyme or other insoluble acyltransferase enzyme with an altered substrate specificity compared to the native enzyme. For example, oil seed rape (Brassica napus) may contain a 2-acyltransferase transgene derived from Limnanthes douglassi in order to increase the erucic acid content of the oil. The cDNA sequence of maize (Zea mays) 2-acyltansferase is disclosed and is useful for cloning acyltransferase genes and/or cDNAs from other organisms, including L. douglassi. |