Polyketide Synthase-Like Functionality Acquired by Plant Fatty Acid Elongase
Hyojin Kim, Kiyoul Park, Hao Jia, Fan Huang, Xinyu Tang, Ting Zhong, Wenlin Yu, Jean-Jack M. Riethoven, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Chunyu Zhang, Edgar B. Cahoon
The paper identifies a novel fatty acid elongation pathway in Orychophragmus limprichtianus that produces keto-hydroxy fatty acids via a polyketide synthase-like mechanism.
Science Advances · May 13, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology