Abstract
Lipid metabolism in maize ( Zea mays L.) tissue culture was studied using 7 strains or inbred lines. The lipid content from the embryogenic callus derived from these lines followed the same trend as the lipid content found in the kernels, but there was no consistent lipid pattern observed for the leaf or root callus from these same lines relative to the tissue that it originated from. Also, embryogenic calli were used to select cell lines resistant to ceruleni an inhibitor of fatty-acid synthesis. While it was hypothesized that the cerulenin-resistant calli might give rise to an overproducing-oil line, the selected resistant calli did not exhibit an increase in lipid content relative to the control calli.
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