Characterization of a Soluble Phosphatidic Acid Phosphatase in Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia)
Momordica charantia is often called bitter melon, bitter gourd or bitter squash because its fruit has a bitter taste. The fruit has been widely used as vegetable and herbal medicine. Alpha-eleostearic acid is the major fatty acid in the seeds, but little is known about its biosynthesis. As an initi...
Main Authors: | Cao, Heping, Sethumadhavan, Kandan, Grimm, Casey C., Ullah, Abul H. J. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159287/ |
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