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Arabidopsis ketoacyl-CoA synthase 16 (KCS16) forms C

Plant, cell & environment (2017-05-10)
Daniela Hegebarth, Christopher Buschhaus, Jérôme Joubès, Didier Thoraval, David Bird, Reinhard Jetter
ABSTRACT

The aliphatic waxes sealing plant surfaces against environmental stress are generated by fatty acid elongase complexes, each containing a β-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (KCS) enzyme that catalyses a crucial condensation forming a new C─C bond to extend the carbon backbone. The relatively high abundance of C