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Improving the economic value of rice bran oil

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Cereal grains are usually considered to be sources of carbohydrate but they can also contain oil which is of considerable economic value. Rice oil is obtained from the bran produced by polishing brown rice. Key genes which control rice bran oil composition have been identified but oil quality is also affected by the rapid breakdown of the triglycerides following polishing. Several lipases in the bran have been identified by proteomic approaches. However, DNA sequence identity searches indicate that over a hundred putative lipase genes can be identified in the rice genome although it is not clear how many of these putative genes are expressed in the bran. A concerted research effort therefore is required to identify the lipases that are responsible for oil breakdown in the bran.

Source: Monash University Research Portal (Monash University)

Authors: Gopal Ji Tiwari, A. Aumeeruddy, Sadequr Rahman

Institutions: Monash University Malaysia, Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Subfield: Biochemistry

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: Monash University, Monash University Malaysia

OpenAlex ID: W617793502