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G A Thompson
Publications - 3
Citations - 601
G A Thompson is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) desaturase & Ferredoxin. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 582 citations.
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Modification of Brassica seed oil by antisense expression of a stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene
TL;DR: A continuous distribution of stearate levels from 2% to 40% was observed in seeds of a transgenic B. napus plant, illustrating the potential to engineer specialized seed oil compositions.
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Primary structures of the precursor and mature forms of stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase from safflower embryos and requirement of ferredoxin for enzyme activity.
G A Thompson,D E Scherer,S Foxall-Van Aken,J W Kenny,H L Young,David K. Shintani,Jean C. Kridl,V C Knauf +7 more
TL;DR: The lack of significant activity in vitro without added ferredox and the lack of observed change in fatty acid composition indicate that ferredoxin is a required cofactor for the enzyme and that E. coli ferred toxin functions poorly, if at all, as an electron donor for the plant enzyme.