METHODS OF PRODUCING LIPIDS
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of producing lipids. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of increasing the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content in a transgenic organism or part thereof. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to the use of an acyltransferase, for example, a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase (MGAT) to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content in plants, plant seed and/or leaves, algae and fungi.
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1-82. -82. (canceled)
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83. A method of producing extracted lipid, the method comprising the steps of:
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i) obtaining a transgenic phototrophic organism or part thereof comprising an exogenous monoacylglycerol acyltransferase (MGAT), wherein the transgenic phototrophic organism or part thereof has an increased level of a non-polar lipid when compared to such an organism or part thereof lacking the exogenous MGAT, and ii) extracting the lipid from the transgenic phototrophic organism or part thereof, thereby producing the extracted lipid. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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