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Table 1 Fatty acid composition of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves transiently expressing the selected genes

From: Critical metabolic pathways and genes cooperate for epoxy fatty acid-enriched oil production in developing seeds of Vernonia galamensis, an industrial oleaginous plant

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Fatty acid composition (% of total)

16:0

18:0

18:1

18:2

18:3

20:0

EFA

Control

21.6 ± 0.3

7.3 ± 0.1

3.9 ± 0.1

16.4 ± 0.3

42.7 ± 0.7

7.1 ± 0.2

0

VgFAD2

23.9 ± 0.4

8.8 ± 0.2

6.1 ± 0.1

28.2 ± 1.1

24.3 ± 0.5

8.9 ± 0.1

0

VgFAD2-like

21.5 ± 0.5

7.9 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.1

17.5 ± 0.5

33.2 ± 0.9

5.8 ± 0.1

8.6 ± 0.2

VgFAD2-like + VgPDCT

22.3 ± 0.5

7.6 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 0.4

17.9 ± 0.6

32.4 ± 1.2

6.4 ± 0.5

8.2 ± 0.1

VgFAD2-like + VgLPCAT

21.4 ± 1.6

7.9 ± 0.9

4.3 ± 0.2

21.3 ± 0.9

22.5 ± 1.9

4 ± 0.3

19.4 ± 0.4

VgFAD2-like  + VgFAD2

15.3 ± 0.3

9.6 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 0.1

12.6 ± 0.4

38.1 ± 1.2

3.8 ± 0.1

13.1 ± 0.6

VgFAD2-like + VgGPAT

21.3 ± 0.3

7.6 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 0.4

17.9 ± 0.6

32.4 ± 1.2

6.4 ± 0.5

7.7 ± 0.1

VgFAD2-like + VgLPAT

20.2 ± 0.6

8.1 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.2

19.3 ± 0.4

25.5 ± 1.9

6.1 ± 0.3

16.7 ± 0.5

  1. Error bars ± SD, n = 3