Characterization of the diversification of phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferases in the green lineage

LJ Falarz, Y Xu, KMP Caldo, CJ Garroway… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Triacylglycerols have important physiological roles in photosynthetic organisms, and are
widely used as food, feed and industrial materials in our daily life. Phospholipid:diacylglycerol …

Characterization of Type-2 Diacylglycerol Acyltransferases in the Green Microalga Chromochloris zofingiensis

Y Xu, L Falarz, G Chen - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) catalyzes the last and committed step of the acyl-CoA-dependent
TAG biosynthesis and thus is a key target for manipulating oil production in …

Kinetic improvement of an algal diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 via fusion with an acyl‐CoA binding protein

Y Xu, KMP Caldo, L Falarz, K Jayawardhane… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgal oils in the form of triacylglycerols (TAGs) are broadly used as nutritional supplements
and biofuels. Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) catalyzes the final step of acyl‐CoA…

[HTML][HTML] Arabidopsis CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase 1 is phosphorylated and inhibited by sucrose nonfermenting 1–related protein kinase 1 (SnRK1)

KMP Caldo, Y Xu, L Falarz, K Jayawardhane… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
De novo phosphatidylcholine (PC) biosynthesis via the Kennedy pathway involves highly
endergonic biochemical reactions that must be fine-tuned with energy homeostasis. Previous …

Proteomic analysis of Herbaspirillum seropedicae reveals ammonium-induced AmtB-dependent membrane sequestration of PII proteins

…, RSP Lemgruber, DF Cordellini, LJ Falarz… - FEMS microbiology …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
This study was aimed at describing the spectrum and dynamics of proteins associated with
the membrane in the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae according to the …

Plant carbohydrates and production of renewable biofuel from starch, sugar, and cellulose

LJ Falarz, MK Deyholos, G Chen - Plant Bioproducts, 2018 - Springer
Carbohydrates are a group of molecules with various structures that are composed of carbon,
oxygen, and hydrogen. Sugars and polysaccharides (eg, starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, …

A Fluorescence‐Based Assay for Quantitative Analysis of Phospholipid: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Activity

L Falarz, Y Xu, SD Singer, G Chen - Lipids, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) catalyzes the acyl‐CoA‐independent
triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis in plants and oleaginous microorganisms and thus is a key …

Biomass-derived building block chemicals

LJ Falarz, SD Singer, G Chen - Plant Bioproducts, 2018 - Springer
The chemical industry is currently based on simple molecules derived from petroleum.
These simple molecules, called building block chemicals, can also be produced from plant …

Materials and related bioproducts from plant carbohydrates

LJ Falarz, MK Deyholos, G Chen - Plant Bioproducts, 2018 - Springer
Carbohydrate applications vary from papermaking to the synthesis of fine chemicals. Plant
fibres are used as structural materials in textiles, construction materials and papermaking. …

Structural and evolutionary characterization of phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase in photosynthetic organisms

LJ Falarz - 2019 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
Phospholipid: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) catalyzes the last step in acyl-CoA
independent triacylglycerol biosynthesis in algae and higher plants. Although PDAT has been …