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Molecular properties of the class III subfamily of acyl-coenyzme A binding proteins from tung tree (Vernicia fordii) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Pastor, S., Sethumadhavan, K., Ullah, A.H.J., Gidda, S., Cao, H., Mason, C., Chapital, D., Scheffler, B., Mullen, R., Dyer, J., Shockey, J. 2013. Molecular properties of the class III subfamily of acyl-coenyzme A binding proteins from tung tree (Vernicia fordii). Plant Science. 203-204:79-88.

Fractionation of cottonseed flour for improving its adhesive properties - (Abstract Only)

He, Z., Cheng, H.N., Chapital, D.C., Ford, C.V., Dowd, M.K. 2013. Fractionation of cottonseed flour for improving its adhesive properties (abstract). 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting. Paper No. AGFD 227.

Expression and purification of recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cao, H., Chapital, D.C., Howard Jr, O.D., Deterding, L.J., Mason, C.B., Shockey, J.M., Klasson, K.T. 2012. Expression and purification of recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 96(3):711-727.

Expression and purification of recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (23-Dec-11)

Expression of a lipid-inducible, self-regulating form of Yarrowia lipolytica lipase LIP2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Shockey, J., Chapital, D., Gidda, S., Mason, C., Davis, G., Klasson, K., Cao, H., Mullen, R., Dyer, J. 2011. Expression of a lipid-inducible, self-regulating form of Yarrowia lipolytica lipase LIP2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 92(6):1207-1217.

Expression of tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 in E. coli - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cao, H., Chapital, D.C., Shockey, J.M., Klasson, K.T. 2011. Expression of tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 in E. coli. BMC Biotechnology. 11:73 (13 pages).

Bioengineering recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferases - (Abstract Only)

Cao, Heping, Chapital, Dorselyn C., Howard, Jr., O.D., Shockey, Jay M., Klasson, K. Thomas. 2011. Bioengineering recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferases (abstract). Presented at the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Annual Meeting and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 24-28. http://sim.confex.com/sim/2011/webprogram/Paper19213.html.

Expression and purification of recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 - (Abstract Only)

Howard, O., Chapital, D.C., Shockey, J.M., Cao, H. 2011. Expression and purification of recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (abstract). Southern Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists. p. 5.

Purification of recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferases from E. coli - (Abstract Only)

Cao, H., Chapital, D.C., Howard Jr, O.D., Jiang, X., Shockey, J.M., Klasson, K.T. 2011. Purification of recombinant tung tree diacylglycerol acyltransferases from E. coli (abstract). Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 25:765.8.

Expression of tung seed diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGAT) in E. coli and yeast - (Abstract Only)

Cao, H., Chapital, D.C., Mason, C.B., Shockey, J.M., Klasson, K.T. 2010. Expression of tung seed diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGAT) in E. coli and yeast (abstract). Plant Biology 2010, July 31-August 4, Montreal, Canada.

TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASES FROM DEVELOPING SEEDS OF TUNG (VERNICIA FORDII) DISPLAY DIFFERENT AFFINITIES FOR ELEOSTEARIC ACID-CONTAINING SUBSTRATES. - (Abstract Only)

Shockey, J.M., Gidda, S., Chapital, D.C., Kuan, J.-C.W., Rothstein, S.J., Mullen, R.T., and Dyer, J.M. 2005. Type 1 and type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferases from developing seeds of tung (Vernicia fordii) display different affinities for eleostearic acid-containing substrates (abstract). 2005 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Fatty Acids and Glycerolipids Symposium, Abstract C3, page 11, June 10-14, Fallen Leaf Lake, CA. 2005:22

CLONING, FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, AND SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION OF TWO ISOFORMS OF NADH:CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE FROM DEVELOPING SEEDS OF TUNG (VERNICIA FORDII) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Shockey, J.M., Dhanoa, P.K., Dupuy, T., Chapital, D.C., Mullen, R.T., and Dyer, J.M. 2005. Cloning, functional analysis, and subcellular localization of two isoforms of NADH:cytochrome b5 reductase from developing seeds of tung (Vernicia fordii). Plant Science. 169(2):375-385.

BIOTRANSFORMATION OF LIPIDS IN YEAST CELLS: ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF FATTY ACIDS INTO OMEGA-3 AND CONJUGATED FATTY ACIDS FOR POTENTIAL USAGE AS NUTRACEUTICALS - (Proceedings)

Dyer, J.M., Shockey, J.M., Mullen, R.T., Chapital, D.C., Kuan, J.-C., and Stewart, G. (2004). Biotransformation of lipids in yeast cells: enzymatic conversion of fatty acids into omega-3 and conjugated fatty acids for potential usage as nutraceuticals. In: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Annual Meeting, December 11, 2004, Tokyo, JA. p. 210-214.

BIOSYNTHESES OF TRIACYLGLYCEROLS CONTAINING ELEOSTEARIC ACID. CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ROLES OF DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE AND PHOSPHOLIPID-DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE FROM TUNG - (Abstract Only)

Shockey, J.M., Chapital, D.C., Kuan, J.W., Mullen, R.T., Dupuy, T., Dyer, J.M. 2004. Biosyntheses of triacylglycerols containing eleostearic acid. cloning and characterization of the quantitative and qualitative roles of diacylglycerol acyltransferase and phospholipid-diacylglycerol acyltransferase from tung (abstract). American Society of Microbiology.

CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID ACYLTRANSFERASE FROM TUNG (ALEURITIES FORDII) - (Abstract Only)

Shockey, J.M., Dyer, J.M., Chapital, D.C., Kuan, J.W., Mullen, R.T., Cary, J.W. 2004. Cloning and characterization of a lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase from tung (aleurities fordii)(abstract). American Society of Microbiology.

ENGINEERING HIGH LEVELS OF ELEOSTEARIC ACID CONTENT IN OILSEEDS - CLONING AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TRIACYLGLYCEROL BIOSYNTHETIC ACYLTRANSFERASE GENES FROM TUNG (ALEURITES FORDII) - (Abstract Only)

Shockey, J.M., Chapital, D.C., Kuan, J.W., Mullen, R.T., Dyer, J.M. 2004. Engineering high levels of eleostearic acid content in oilseeds - cloning and functional characterization of triacylglycerol biosynthetic acyltransferase genes from tung (aleurites fordii) (abstract). American Society of Plant Biology.

PRODUCTION OF LINOLENIC ACID IN YEAST CELLS EXPRESSING AN OMEGA-3 DESATURASE FROM TUNG (ALEURITES FORDII) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Dyer, J.M., Chapital, D.C., Kuan, J.-C.W, Shepherd, H.S., Tang, F., and Pepperman, A.B. 2004. Production of linolenic acid in yeast cells expressing an omega-3 desaturase from tung (Aleurites fordii). Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 81:647-651.

Unusual Fatty Acids Produced by Microbial Expression of Enzymes from the Tung Tree - (Proceedings)

Pepperman Jr, A.B., Dyer, J.M., Kuan, J.W., Chapital, D.C. 2002. Unusual Fatty Acids Produced by Microbial Expression of Enzymes from the Tung Tree. In: Proceedings of the United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR) Protein Resources Panel. Cherry, J.P. and Pavlath, A.E. (eds.). Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA. p. Q1-Q7.

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF A BIFUNCTIONAL FATTY ACID CONJUGASE/DESATURASE FROM TUNG: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF PLANT FATTY ACID DIVERSITY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Dyer, J.M., Chapital, D.C., Kuan, J.W., Mullen, R.T., Pepperman Jr, A.B. 2002. MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF A BIFUNCTIONAL FATTY ACID CONJUGASE/DESATURASE FROM TUNG: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF PLANT FATTY ACID DIVERSITY. Plant Physiology. (130):2027-2038.

EXPRESSION OF THE BRASSICA NAPUS FAD3 GENE IN YEAST: INCREASED PRODUCTION OF LINOLENIC ACID AT LOWER GROWTH TEMPERATURES IS DUE TO A POST TRANSCRIPTIONAL INCREASE IN STEADY-STATE AMOUNT OF DESATURASE ENZYME - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (08-Mar-01)

DIFFERENTIAL EXTRACTION OF LIPID-PROTEIN PARTICLES ENRICHED IN ELEOSTEARIC ACID FROM TUNG SEEDS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (18-Jul-98)

NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE OF A CDNA CLONE (ACCESSION NO. AF047694) FOR GLUTAREDOXIN FROM ALEURITES FORDII SEEDS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (18-Jul-98)