title: Genetic manipulation of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) synthesis in a commercial variety of evening primrose (Oenothera sp.).
abstract: A robust Agrobacterium-mediated transformation procedure was developed for Rigel, a commercial cultivar of evening primrose, and used to deliver a cDNA encoding a Delta(6)-desaturase from borage under the control of a cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. Analysis of the transformed plants demonstrated an altered profile of polyunsaturated fatty acids, with an increase in gamma-linolenic acid and octadecatetraenoic acid in leaf tissues when compared with control lines.
authors.affiliation: CPI Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
authors.forename: Emilio Mendoza
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: de Gyves
authors.forename: Caroline A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sparks
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sayanova
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lazzeri
authors.forename: Johnathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Napier
authors.forename: Huw D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Jones