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COCOS NUCIFERA [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Cocos nucifera
Latin
DEF

A tall pinnate-leaved palm(Cocos nucifera) found throughout the tropics... bearing a large edible fruit and leaves that are used in thatching or are split for use in weaving(as hats, baskets, and matting).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Cocos nucifera
Latin
DEF

Palmier des régions tropicales, dont le fruit, appelé noix de coco, est comestible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Cocos nucifera
Latin
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Record 2 1996-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Much of the recent activity took place at industry leader CALGENE. Its scientists reported the cloning of an expression of lysophophatidic acyl transferase gene from coconut, which is key to deciphering the structure of vegetable oils and raising the level of commercial harvest of laurate and myristage in the oil.

CONT

Immature endosperm of coconut(Cocos nucifera) contains a membrane-bound lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase(LPAAT) having medium chain length substrate specificity appropriate to the biosynthesis of coconut oil.

OBS

Extrait de la base de données DIALOG

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

Localisation de l'activité acide lysophosphatidique acyltransférase à la surface cytoplasmique des microsomes en absence de protéases.

OBS

Contexte tiré de la base de données documentaire PASCAL.

Spanish

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