TY - JOUR AU - Cui, Yulin AU - Zhao, Jialin AU - Wang, Yinchu AU - Qin, Song AU - Lu, Yandu PY - 2018 DA - 2018/02/09 TI - Characterization and engineering of a dual-function diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the oleaginous marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 32 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Photosynthetic oleaginous microalgae are promising feedstocks for biofuels. Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs) represent rich sources for engineering microalgal lipid production. The principal activity of DGATs has been defined as a single-function enzyme catalyzing the esterification of diacylglycerol with acyl-CoA. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-018-1029-8 DO - 10.1186/s13068-018-1029-8 ID - Cui2018 ER -