A pipeline for evaluating novel soydiesel derived from biotechnology

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Thomas E. Clemente, tclemente1@unl.edu1, Anthony J. Kinney2, George Graef1, Brad LaVallee3, and Jon Van Gerpen4. (1) Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, (2) DuPont Experiment Station, Wilmington, DE 19880, (3) Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, (4) Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844
The introduction of novel oil traits through genetic engineering has received much attention as a means to produced industrial products in major oil seeds such as soybean (Glycine max). To maximize overall performance of biodiesel Duffield et al. suggested the development of oil high in oleic acid and low in saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. A feedstock that produces oil with such a fatty acid profile will possess increased oxidative stability and improved cold flow properties. With this fatty acid profile target in mind, we deliberately perturbed oil metabolism in soybean by exploiting of post-transcriptional gene silencing in a seed-specific fashion. This effort lead to the identification of a soybean event designated 335-13, which possesses approximately 85% oleic acid with a concomitant reduction in both saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
 

Biofuels for Transportation
8:55 AM-12:05 PM, Sunday, 26 March 2006 Georgia World Congress Center -- C204, Oral

Division of Fuel Chemistry

The 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006