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Cuphea

Known as: Cupheas 
A plant genus of the family LYTHRACEAE. Members contain lauric acid and cuphiin.
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2018
2018
Chimeric Fatty Acyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Thioesterases Provide Mechanistic Insight into Enzyme Specificity and Expression
ABSTRACT Medium-chain fatty acids are commodity chemicals. Increasing and modifying the activity of thioesterases (TEs) on medium… 
2016
2016
Production of ω-hydroxy octanoic acid with Escherichia coli.
2008
2008
Flowering, capsule and seed characteristics in Cuphea
We modeled the flowering and capsule set dynamics, quantified the level of variation in seed characteristics, elucidated the… 
1997
1997
Cuphea wrightii thioesterases have unexpected broad specificities on saturated fatty acids
Cuphea wrightii A. Gray is an herbaceous annual that accumulates 30% caprate (10:0) and 54% laurate (12:0) in seed storage lipids… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cholinephosphotransferase and Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase (Substrate Specificities at a Key Branch Point in Seed Lipid Metabolism)
Many oilseed plants accumulate triacylglycerols that contain unusual fatty acyl structures rather than the common 16- and 18… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Plant Microsomal Phospholipid Acyl Hydrolases Have Selectivities for Uncommon Fatty Acids
Developing endosperms and embryos accumulating triacylglycerols rich in caproyl (decanoyl) groups (i.e. developing embryos of… 
1994
1994
Three Different cDNAs Encoding Acyl Carrier Proteins from Cuphea lanceolata
Mature seeds of Cuphea lanceolata contain 83% capric acid in storage triacylglycerols (Graham, 1989). However, the regulation of… 
1988
1988
Effect of seed maturity on seed oil, fatty acid and crude protein content of eightCuphea species
Thirty-six lots of eightCuphea species grown at nine geographical locations from 1983 to 1985 were analyzed for seed weight, oil… 
1988
1988
Differences in Leaf Intumescences between Cuphea Species
Leaf intumescences of 16 Cuphea species were evaluated in three greenhouse tests. Cuphea crassiflora S.A. Graham had the… 
1986
1986
In Vitro Propagation of Cuphea wrightii
In vitro propagation of Cuphea wrightii Gray was achieved by culturing leaves or shoots in a basal medium based on Murashige and… 
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