GENE ISOLATED FROM RICINUS COMMUNIS ENCODING A NEW PROTEIN THAT INTERACTS WITH THE OLEATE 12-HYDROXYLASE ENZYME

摘要

A description is provided of the isolation and characterization of a geneisolated from Ricinus communis which encodes for a protein capable ofinteracting with the oleate 12-hydroxylase enzyme that catalyzes theintroduction of a hydroxyl group in the molecule of oleic acid (18:1.DELTA.9)transforming it into ricinoleic acid (12-OH, 18:1.DELTA.9).