Evolving canola oil synthesis

油菜籽是加拿大最重要的油籽作物，对加拿大经济的贡献超过150亿美元，是加拿大作物生产商的主要收入来源。菜籽油的大部分价值来自于它的籽油，它是在种子发育过程中通过连续的酶促反应合成的。世界各地对菜籽油的食品和非食品应用需求不断增加；因此，增加菜籽油的含油量将是加拿大油籽工业的巨大优势。在此之前，我们的实验室已经发现，通过生物技术操作可以提高菜籽油的含油量；然而，改进油合成酶的传统方法非常耗时，

Canola is Canada's most important oilseed crop, contributing more than $15 billion to the Canadian economy and representing a leading source of revenue for Canadian crop producers. Much of the value of canola is derived from its seed oil, which is synthesized by successive enzymatic reactions during seed development. Canola seed oil is in increasing demand around the world for both food and non-food applications; thus, increasing the seed oil content of canola would be a tremendous advantage for Canada's oilseed industry. Previously, our laboratory has found that the seed oil content of canola can be increased by biotechnological manipulation; however, conventional methods for improving oil-synthesizing enzymes are time-consuming,