Linoleic Content Research Articles

Creation of starting material of high oleic sunflower resistant to sulfonylurea herbicides

The results of studies for the period of 2012-2015 on creation of high oleic starting material resistant to granular herbicide Express 75 from a working collection of parent forms of the Plant Production Institute nd. a VYa Yuryev NAAS are presented. The work was done by crossing parent forms, basing on combinations of positive features, namely sulfonylurea herbicide resistance gene and high oleic acid content.The aim and tasks of the study. The purpose was to determine oleic and linoleic acid contents in different sunflower forms, to select biotypes with high oleic acid content and resistant to sulfonylurea herbicide, to create starting material for sunflower breeding for resistance to sulfonylurea herbicide and high oleic acid content.Material and methods. The study material was fertile lines Kh 526 V and Kh 201 V from the working collection of the Laboratory of Sunflower Breeding and Genetics of the Plant Production Institute nd. a VYa Yuryev. Inbred lines and hybrids with high content of oleic acid triglycerides were created by conventional methods: analytical and heterosis sunflower breeding. Oil was prepared according to the modified Peisker method, and fatty acid composition of oil was analyzed by gas chromatography. The field experiments were carried out in accordance with the methodology for statistical processing of pesticide trial data. Herbicide phytotoxicity for sunflower plants was assessed by affection degree, using a rating scale.Results and discussion. Plants were treated in the phase of 4-6 true leaves with post-emergence granular herbicide Express75 in 2012-2015. A three-liter hand sprayer was used. The dose was 25 g/ha, and the fluid consumption was300 L / ha. Surviving plants were inbred. In addition, female form Kh 526 V and male form Kh 201 V were crossed on fertile basis with following individual election of plants.Accessions selected with the rating scale, according to the world literature, are supposed to have the resistance gene. Chromatography revealed several accessions with high content of oleic acid. Hereditary nature of high content of oleic acid triglycerides was experimentally confirmed and does not admit of doubt, trait is controlled by one partially dominant gene, or it is considered as fully dominant. Sunflower should have more than 82% of oleic acid omega-9 inoil (monounsaturated fatty acids) and low content of linoleic acid omega-6.Conclusions. Over the study period, a possibility of combining high oleate content in sunflower oil with resistance to sulfonylurea herbicide, namely to granular Express 75 applied at the dose of25 g / ha, was experimentally confirmed.The best way to create inbred lines with oleic oil in combination with herbicide resistance is hybridization of induced high oleic forms on fertile basis followed by inbreeding, backcrossing and individual selection of plants for a set of agricultural valuable traits.Thus, the creation of starting material to resistant to sulfonylurea herbicides with high oleic acid content offers a significant advantage in sunflower cultivation, providing access to nutrients from soil for plants, and linoleate content opens new possibilities in industrial and food sectors

Inhibition of oxidation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters by essential oils

The essential oils from 16 various spice plants were studied as natural antioxidants for the inhibition of autooxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids methyl esters isolated from linseed oil. The content of methyl oleate, methyl linoleate, and methyl linolenoate after 1, 2, and 4 months of autooxidation were used as criteria to estimate the antioxidant efficiencies of essential oils. In 4 months, 92% of the methyl linolenoate and 79% of the methyl linoleate were oxidized in a control sample of a model system. It was found that the most effective antioxidants were essential oils from clove bud, cinnamon leaves, and oregano. They inhibited autooxidation of methyl linolenoate by 76–85%. The antioxidant properties of these essential oils were due to phenols— eugenol, carvacrol, and thymol. Essential oil from coriander did not contain phenols, but it inhibited methyl linolenoate oxidation by 38%. Essential oils from thyme, savory, mace, lemon, and tea tree inhibited methyl linolenoate oxidation by 17–24%. The other essential oils had no antioxidant properties.

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Calophyllum inophyllum methyl esters have a low oxidation stability value (5-6 h) caused by high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), especially methyl linoleate. Partial hydrogenation was done to reduce the number of polyunsaturated FAME to transform them into mono-unsaturated. This was performed at 6 bar and 900 rpm with Pd/Al2O3 solid catalyst in a reactor with a capacity of 1 liter. The research purpose was to learn the effects of reaction temperature (80; 100; 120°C) and time (1; 1.5; 2 h) on the FAME composition. The optimum condition of the experiment was obtained at 120°C for 1 h, with 15.47 h as the oxidation stability value, 17.8°C as the cloud point value, and 51.17 as the cetane number. Under this condition, the methyl linoleate content decreased by 59.89% w/w (from 21.869% to 8,770% w/w) and methyl linoleate hydrogenated into methyl elaidate. Meanwhile, the methyl linolenate content decreased by 85,37% w/w (from 0.205% to 0.030% w/w) and methyl linolenate hydrogenated into methyl linolelaidate. These results show that the research met the following standards: a minimum oxidation stability value of 10 h in accordance with the World Wide Fuel Charter (WWFC) 2009, a maximum cloud point value of 18°C and a minimum cetane number 51 in accordance with SNI 7182-2012. The physical properties values of the Calophyllum inophyllum methyl esters were predicted using the empirical equations.

Acyl-CoA synthetase 1 deficiency alters cardiolipin species and impairs mitochondrial function

Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 1 (ACSL1) contributes more than 90% of total cardiac ACSL activity, but its role in phospholipid synthesis has not been determined. Mice with an inducible knockout of ACSL1 (Acsl1(T-/-)) have impaired cardiac fatty acid oxidation and rely on glucose for ATP production. Because ACSL1 exhibited a strong substrate preference for linoleate, we investigated the composition of heart phospholipids. Acsl1(T-/-) hearts contained 83% less tetralinoleoyl-cardiolipin (CL), the major form present in control hearts. A stable knockdown of ACSL1 in H9c2 rat cardiomyocytes resulted in low incorporation of linoleate into CL and in diminished incorporation of palmitate and oleate into other phospholipids. Overexpression of ACSL1 in H9c2 and HEK-293 cells increased incorporation of linoleate into CL and other phospholipids. To determine whether increasing the content of linoleate in CL would improve mitochondrial respiratory function in Acsl1(T-/-) hearts, control and Acsl1(T-/-) mice were fed a high-linoleate diet; this diet normalized the amount of tetralinoleoyl-CL but did not improve respiratory function. Thus, ACSL1 is required for the normal composition of several phospholipid species in heart. Although ACSL1 determines the acyl-chain composition of heart CL, a high tetralinoleoyl-CL content may not be required for normal function.

Manganese lipoxygenase of F. oxysporum and the structural basis for biosynthesis of distinct 11-hydroperoxy stereoisomers

The biosynthesis of jasmonates in plants is initiated by 13S-lipoxygenase (LOX), but details of jasmonate biosynthesis by fungi, including Fusarium oxysporum, are unknown. The genome of F. oxysporum codes for linoleate 13S-LOX (FoxLOX) and for F. oxysporum manganese LOX (Fo-MnLOX), an uncharacterized homolog of 13R-MnLOX of Gaeumannomyces graminis. We expressed Fo-MnLOX and compared its properties to Cg-MnLOX from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Electron paramagnetic resonance and metal analysis showed that Fo-MnLOX contained catalytic Mn. Fo-MnLOX oxidized 18:2n-6 mainly to 11R-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid (HPODE), 13S-HPODE, and 9(S/R)-HPODE, whereas Cg-MnLOX produced 9S-, 11S-, and 13R-HPODE with high stereoselectivity. The 11-hydroperoxides did not undergo the rapid β-fragmentation earlier observed with 13R-MnLOX. Oxidation of [11S-(2)H]18:2n-6 by Cg-MnLOX was accompanied by loss of deuterium and a large kinetic isotope effect (>30). The Fo-MnLOX-catalyzed oxidation occurred with retention of the (2)H-label. Fo-MnLOX also oxidized 1-lineoyl-2-hydroxy-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine. The predicted active site of all MnLOXs contains Phe except for Ser(348) in this position of Fo-MnLOX. The Ser348Phe mutant of Fo-MnLOX oxidized 18:2n-6 to the same major products as Cg-MnLOX. Our results suggest that Fo-MnLOX, with support of Ser(348), binds 18:2n-6 so that the proR rather than the proS hydrogen at C-11 interacts with the metal center, but retains the suprafacial oxygenation mechanism observed in other MnLOXs.

Analysis of fatty composition from different parts of Ganoderma lucidum

The oil content and fatty acid composition of Ganoderma lucidum collected from different producing areas, varieties, tissue types and growth periods were measured and analyzed. The results showed that the oil content was 23. 61%-34.17% in different domestic producing areas of China; the oil content of fruiting bodies from major varieties cultured in Zhejiang province were 0.81%-1.87%, wall-unbroken spores were 0.07%-0.24%, wall-broken spores were 27.54%-34.17%, so the oil content of wall-unbroken spores were much higher than fruiting bodies, and wall-breaking treatment would increase the oil extraction rate 150-340 times. G. lucidum spores oil was mainly composed of unsaturated fatty acid composition. oleic acid and linoleic content were 53.26%-58.16% and 10.69%-16.87% respectively. Fatty acid composition ratio of spores and fruiting bodies were significantly different by PLS-DA. Determining the composition of fatty acid, especially the content of oleic acid, stearic acid and palmitic acid, could identify the tissue types of G. lucidum products' sources. In addition, the study result showed that the spores and fruiting bodies collected in the first year contained richer oil and fatty acid than second year's samples from the same variety of G. lucidum.

Cardiolipin linoleic acid content and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase activity are associated in rat skeletal muscle

Cardiolipin (CL) is an inner-mitochondrial membrane phospholipid that is important for optimal mitochondrial function. Specifically, CL and CL linoleic (18:2ω6) content are known to be positively associated with cytochrome c oxidase (COX) activity. However, this association has not been examined in skeletal muscle. In this study, rats were fed high-fat diets with a naturally occurring gradient in linoleic acid (coconut oil [CO], 5.8%; flaxseed oil [FO], 13.2%; safflower oil [SO], 75.1%) in an attempt to alter both mitochondrial CL fatty acyl composition and COX activity in rat mixed hind-limb muscle. In general, mitochondrial membrane lipid composition was fairly resistant to dietary treatments as only modest changes in fatty acyl composition were detected in CL and other major mitochondrial phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). As a result of this resistance, CL 18:2ω6 content was not different between the dietary groups. Consistent with the lack of changes in CL 18:2ω6 content, mitochondrial COX activity was also not different between the dietary groups. However, correlational analysis using data obtained from rats across the dietary groups showed a significant relationship (p=0.009, R2=0.21). Specifically, our results suggest that CL 18:2ω6 content may positively influence mitochondrial COX activity thereby making this lipid molecule a potential factor related to mitochondrial health and function in skeletal muscle.

Validation of markers linked to late leaf spot and rust resistance, and selection of superior genotypes among diverse recombinant inbred lines and backcross lines in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from four populations involving cultivated varieties, and backcross lines from three populations involving cultivated varieties and synthetic tetraploids (developed from wild diploids) were employed for validating late leaf spot (LLS) and rust resistance-linked markers and identifying superior genotypes in peanut. GM2009, GM2301, GM2079, GM1536, GM1954 and IPAHM103 markers showed significant association with rust resistance. They were successfully validated in a new RIL (TG 19 × GPBD 4) and two backcross (DH 86 × ISATGR 278-18 and DH 86 × ISATGR 5) populations. GM1954, GM1009 and GM1573 markers showed significant association with LLS resistance. TAG 19 × GPBD 4 and ICGS 76 × ISATGR 278-18 populations showed strong co-segregation of LLS-linked markers with the phenotype. From these genetic resources, six superior genotypes were identified. RIL 78-1 was resistant to LLS and rust, and recorded 30 % more pod yield than GPBD 4 (control). It also had higher kernel yield and oil yield along with higher oleate and linoleate content over GPBD 4. These genetic and genomic resources could be useful in breeding for LLS and rust resistance in peanut.

Dynamics of Fatty‐Acid Composition of Neutral Acylglycerols in Maturing Euonymus Fruits

The dynamics of the fatty-acid (FA) composition of neutral acylglycerols (NAGs) composed of 1,2,3-triacyl-sn-glycerols (TAGs) and 3-acetyl-1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerols (acDAGs) was determined in the fruit seeds and arils of three Euonymus L. species at three stages of their maturity. The NAG composition comprised 29 FAs, linoleic, oleic, palmitic, and α-linolenic acids being predominant. Noticeable amounts of other FAs, such as lauric, myristic, hexadec-9-enoic, stearic, (Z)-vaccenic, and arachidic acid, etc., could also be present. In the course of maturation, the qualitative composition of major FAs remained nearly unchanged, while the unsaturation index of FAs in seeds and in TAGs, as well as, but to a lesser extent, in arils and in acDAGs, respectively, always decreased. This decline was brought about by a sharp fall of the α-linolenate level, a decrease of the linoleate content, and a corresponding rise in the oleate content. It is suggested that, in both seeds and arils, both classes of NAGs were formed at the expense of the same FA pool; the quantitative composition of this pool was characteristic of a given fruit part and strongly changed during maturation. The accumulation of TAGs in E. europaeus fruits was accompanied by a conversion of hexadec-9-enoic acid into (Z)-vaccenic acid via the C2 -elongation reaction.

Effect of biodiesel on the autoxidation of lubricant base fluids

The effect of low concentrations of methyl linoleate on the autoxidation of squalane (2, 6, 10, 15, 19, 23 hexamethyltetracosane) was investigated at temperatures 100 to 170°C as a chemical model of the effect of biodiesel on the degradation of hydrocarbon lubricants during use. Below 158±5°C, methyl linoleate behaves as a pro-oxidant, whilst above 158°C, it inhibits alkane autoxidation. This change of mechanism is consistent with the addition of oxygen molecules to doubly allylic carbon centred radicals formed by hydrogen abstraction from methyl linoleate becoming reversible above 158°C.

Effect of sprouting and roasting processes on some physico-chemical properties and mineral contents of soybean seed and oils

Free fatty acid contents of sprouted soybean oil were found between 1.26% (Adasoy) and 4.20% (Nazlıcan and Türksoy). Peroxide values (PV) of sprouted soybean oils were found between 1.52meq/kg (Adasoy) and 3.85meq/kg (A3935), while peroxide values of roasted seed oils were determined between 2.52meq/kg (Adasoy) and 4.03meq/kg (Nova). Palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids were found as major fatty acids of soybean genotypes. Oleic acid contents of samples were found between 19.07% (roasted Adasoy) and 35.31% (roasted A3935), linoleic contents of oils ranged between 42.17% (roasted Nazlican) and 54.76% (sprouted A3127). Macro and micro element contents of sprouted, oven roasted and raw (untreated) soybean seeds were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry. The potassium contents of soybean seeds ranged between 16,375mg/kg (raw Adasoy) and 20,357mg/kg (sprouted A3127, while phosphorus contents of seeds varied from 5427mg/kg (oven roasted Türksoy) to 7759mg/kg (sprouted Nova). The micro element contents of samples were found to be different depending on the processing procedures and soybean genotypes.

Characterization of the fan1 locus in soybean line A5 and development of molecular assays for high-throughput genotyping of FAD3 genes

Soybean is one of the most important oil crops worldwide, and reducing the linolenic acid content of soybean oil will provide increased stability of the oil to consumers and limit the amount of trans fat in processed foods. The linolenic content in soybean seed is controlled by three fatty acid desaturase (FAD) three enzymes, FAD3A, B, and C. The soybean lines with 1 % linolenic acid content which are widely used in breeding for reduced linolenic acid in the USA have mutations in each of the three FAD genes derived from lines A5 (deletion of FAD3A), A26, and A23 (missense mutations in FAD3B and C, respectively). Although soybean line A5 has been released for 30 years, the extent and definition of the deletion of the FAD3A gene has not been characterized, which has prevented researchers from designing robust molecular markers for effective marker-assisted selection (MAS). Using a PCR-based genomic strategy, we have identified a 6.4-kbp deletion of the FAD3A gene in A5 and developed a TaqMan detection assay by targeting the deletion junction in A5, which could be used to distinguish the homozygotes and heterozygotes of the gene. In addition, based on mutant single nucleotide polymorphisms in FAD3B and FAD3C identified in A26 and A23, respectively, we have also developed TaqMan assays for high-throughput MAS. The TaqMan assays have proven to be a very effective platform for detecting the mutant FAD3 alleles and thus will greatly facilitate high-throughput MAS for development of soybean lines with reduced linolenic acid content.

Endogenous fluorescence of biodiesel and products thereof: Investigation of the molecules responsible for this effect

Regardless of the emergent use of fluorescence as an analytical method to investigate biodiesel no detailed discussion about the origin of the visible fluorescence in different biodiesel samples has been reported. Here, UV–Vis absorption and fluorescence analysis of biodiesels (soybean, corn, canola, and sunflower), standard methyl esters (stearate, palmitate, oleate, linoleate and linolenate), phenolic antioxidants, β-carotene, α-tocopherol, and chlorophyll were performed in order to investigate the molecules responsible for the fluorescence in biodiesel. Additionally, mid-infrared absorption, gas chromatography as well as 13C and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance measurements were also carried out. The findings reveal the presence of fluorescent molecules such as conjugated tetraenes in both the standard methyl esters and biodiesel, and so these minority compounds could explain the visible fluorescence of these biodiesel samples in the 350–500nm range under UV excitation, excluding the contribution of free fatty acids, tocopherols, carotenoids, phenolic antioxidants and chlorophyll. The results also indicate that as higher the methyl linolenate content in the biodiesel as higher the concentration of conjugated tetraenes in the biodiesel sample, explaining the intense visible fluorescence observed mainly in the soybean and canola biodiesel.

Molecular Modeling of Metabolism for Allergen-Free Low Linoleic Acid Peanuts

It is necessary to eliminate linoleic acid and allergenic arachins from peanuts for good health reasons. Virginia-type peanuts, harvested from plots treated with mineral salts combinations that mimic the subunit compositions of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) were analyzed for fatty acid and arachin compositions by HPLC and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, respectively. Fatty acid desaturase and arachin encoding mRNAs were analyzed by Northern hybridization using the homologous RNAs synthesized by peanut GDH as probes. There were 70–80 % sequence similarities between the GDH-synthesized RNAs and the mRNAs encoding arachins, fatty acid desaturases, glutamate synthase, and nitrate reductase, which similarities induced permutation of the metabolic pathways at the mRNA level. Modeling of mRNAs showed there were 210, 3,150, 1,260, 2,520, and 4,200 metabolic permutations in the control, NPKS-, NS-, Pi-, NH4Cl-, and PK-treated peanuts, respectively. The mRNA cross-talks decreased the arachin to almost zero percent in the NPKS- and PK-treated peanuts, and linoleate to ∼18 % in the PK-treated peanut. The mRNA cross-talks may account for the vastly reported environmentally induced variability in the linoleate contents of peanut genotypes. These results have quantitatively unified molecular biology and metabolic pathways into one simple biotechnology for optimizing peanut quality and may encourage small-scale industry to produce arachin-free low linoleate peanuts.

Maintenance of Arachidonic Acid and Evidence of Δ5 Desaturation in Cats Fed γ‐Linolenic and Linoleic Acid Enriched Diets

Cats have limited Δ6 desaturase activity. However, γ-linolenate (GLA) feeding may by-pass the Δ6 desaturase step allowing arachidonate (ARA) accumulation via Δ5-desaturation. Alternatively, high dietary linoleate (LNA) may induce limited Δ6 desaturase also resulting in ARA accumulation. Fatty acid profiles were determined after feeding high LNA, high GLA, or adequate LNA diets. Adult female cats (n=29) were assigned to one of three groups and fed for 8weeks. Plasma samples were collected at weeks 0, 2, 4 and 8 for plasma triacylglycerol (TAG), total cholesterol (TC), lipoprotein (LP), and plasma and red blood cell membrane phospholipid fatty acid determinations. Time, but no diet, effects were observed for TAG, TC, and LP fractions at weeks 2 and 4 with significant increases likely due to increased dietary fat. However, all values were within feline normal limits. The GLA diet resulted in increased dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA) and ARA as early as week 2, supporting a ∆5 desaturase. Further evidence of Δ5 desaturase was found at high dietary LNA with the appearance of a novel fatty acid, 20:3 ∆7, 11, 14, apparently formed via ∆5 desaturation and chain elongation of LNA. However, Δ6 desaturase induction at high dietary LNA concentration was not observed. Cats are able to maintain plasma and red blood cell ARA when fed a practical diet containing GLA using what appears to be an active Δ5 desaturase enzyme.

Habitat effects on yield, fatty acid composition and tocopherol contents of prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus- indica L.) seed oils

In this study, oil yields, fatty acid composition and tocopherol contents of prickly pear seeds were determined. The oil contents of the seeds of prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus- indica) varied from 5.0% (Ortaören) to 14.4% (Eskioba). Palmitic acid contents of seed oils ranged between 10.6% (Mut) and 12.8% (Kepez). While seed oils contained 13.0% (Hatay-2) to 23.5% (Kepez) oleic acid, its linoleic contents ranged between 49.3% (Kepez) and 62.1% (Hatay-2). Also, stearic acid contents of oils were found at the levels between 3.3% (Kozan and Şevkiye) and 5.4% (Kepez). The tocopherol contents of prickly pear seed oils were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). β-Tocopherol contents of oils ranged between 3.9% (Eskioba) and 50.0% (Adana centrum).

Determination and characterization of kernel biochemical composition and functional compounds of Persian walnut oil

Kernel chemical composition and fatty acids profile of three walnut cultivars (Toyserkan, Chaboksar and Karaj) was analyzed. Some physicochemical properties, total phenolics content (TPC), ortho-diphenols content (ODC) and total tocopherol concentration (TTC) of extracted oils from the walnuts were also determined. The antioxidant activity of oil was measured by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity and β-carotene bleaching assays. The analysis of chemical composition revealed that protein and dietary fiber was highest in Toyserkan cultivar. Phosphorus was the most abundant element in the walnut kernels, followed by potassium, magnesium and calcium. The linoleic acid and linolenic contents ranged from 50.15% to 51.36% and 10.48% to 12.04%, respectively. Also, the results demonstrated that acid value, saponification value and viscosity of extracted oil had significantly varied between all cultivars. The extracted oil from Chaboksar cultivar illustrated more hydro peroxides and secondary products than those obtained from other cultivars. A positive correlation was found between Rancimat values and oleic acid content (r = 0.60), but considerably negative correlation with TTC (r = -0.81) and TPC (r = -0.92). The relationship between percentage of remaining DPPH radical and β-carotene of walnut oils showed high correlation among three selected cultivars (r = -0.94 to -0.97).

Effects of nonenzymatic glycation and fatty acids on functional properties of human albumin

Human serum albumin nonenzymatically condenses with glucose to form stable Amadori adducts that are increased with the hyperglycemia of diabetes. The present study evaluated the influence of fatty acids, which are major endogenous ligands, on albumin glycation and of glycation on albumin conformation and exogenous ligand binding. Physiologic concentrations of palmitate, oleate, and linoleate reduced the ability of albumin to form glucose adducts, whereas glycation decreased intrinsic fluorescence, lowered the affinity for dansylsarcosine, and diminished the fatty acid–induced increase in limiting fluorescence of protein-bound warfarin that was observed with nonglycated albumin. The findings indicate that fatty acids impede the ability of albumin to undergo Amadori glucose modification and induce conformational changes affecting exogenous ligand binding, and that nonenzymatic glycation of albumin induces alterations in structural and functional properties that may have import in lipid transport and atherogenesis.

Impact of the MON89788 Event for Glyphosate Tolerance on Agronomic and Seed Traits of Soybean

ABSTRACTGlyphosate [N‐(phosphonomethyl)glycine] is a popular herbicide for weed control in fields planted to soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] cultivars with a transgene that provides tolerance to the chemical. A transgenic event MON89788, known commercially as Roundup Ready 2 Yield (Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO), was developed by the Monsanto Co. as an alternative to the event 40–3–2 for glyphosate tolerance in soybean. The objective of our study was to compare the agronomic and seed traits of glyphosate‐tolerant (GT) lines and glyphosate‐susceptible (GS) lines from populations segregating for MON89788. The transgene was backcrossed into three GS cultivars to develop BC2 populations. There were 27 GT and 27 GS BC2F2–derived lines from each backcross population evaluated at four Iowa environments in 2010. The means of the GT lines were not significantly different from the GS lines in any of the populations for seed yield, lodging score, and palmitate, oleate, and linoleate concentrations. The maximum significant difference between the means of the two types was 0.4 d for maturity date, 2 cm for plant height, 5 mg sd−1 for seed weight, and 2 g kg−1 for protein, 1 g kg−1 for oil, 1 g kg−1 for stearate, and 0.2 g kg−1 for linolenate concentrations. The significant differences among lines within each type and the overlap in their distributions for all of the traits indicated that it would be possible to select GT or GS lines with comparable performance from populations developed by crossing a GS parent to a GT parent with the MON89788 event.

Effect of maternal corticosterone on utilisation of residual yolk sac fatty acids by developing broiler embryo

1. Increased concentrations of maternal corticosterone are deposited into egg yolk under stress conditions. This experiment investigated the effect of maternal corticosterone on yolk and yolk sac fatty acid profiles of eggs and developing broiler embryos. 2. At 42 weeks of age, 200 broiler breeder females were randomly divided into two groups: maternal corticosterone (MC): 2 mg/hen/d of corticosterone dissolved in 1 mL of 99% ethanol and mixed in the individual daily feed for a 14 d period, and control: 1 mL of ethanol added to the individual daily feed. Hens were inseminated, and eggs were collected daily from d 3 of corticosterone feeding to d 14 and incubated. Fatty acid profiles of egg yolk and yolk sac were analysed before incubation and at 12, 14, 18 and 21 d of incubation. 3. Yolk corticosterone concentrations were greater in MC eggs. Before incubation, eggs from MC had lower DHA (22 : 6 n-3) but higher stearic (18 : 0) and dihomo-gamma linolenic (20 : 3 n-6 Cis 8,11,14) acid content compared with the control. 4. Higher concentrations of stearic (18 : 0), elaidic (18 : 1 tr n-9), eicosenoic (20 : 1 n-9), eicosadienoic (20 : 2 n-6), dihomo-gamma linoleic (20 : 3 n-6) and arachidonic (20 : 4 n-6) acids and lower concentrations of myristic (14 : 0), palmitoleic (16 : 1 n-7), linoleic (18 : 2 n-6) and DHA (22 : 6 n-3) were found at different periods of incubation in the residual yolk sac of MC than from controls. 5. The results suggest that the preferentially selective absorption of fatty acids is related to specific tissue requirements.