Molecular characterization of borage seed oil

Borage，也被称为“蜜蜂植物”，在加拿大正逐渐成为一种商业油籽作物。琉球菜籽油**含有20-25%的伽马亚麻酸(GLA)，是已知最高的植物性GLA来源。GLA**对健康有许多好处，已被广泛用作一般健康补充剂。BiOrigal食品科学公司(萨斯卡通，萨斯喀彻温省；此后的BiOrigent公司)用传统的育种方法**开发了高质量的芦荟品种，目前正在进一步改进它们。为了快速和**定向育种，BiOrigal有兴趣建立一种高通量和非破坏性的**脂肪分析方法，并将其用于分析萝卜菜品种。作为加拿大植物脂肪生物技术研究教授**，艾伯塔大学的陈博士在植物脂肪分析方面拥有丰富的经验，他的实验室在脂肪分析和油籽生物技术方面**建立了良好的基础。该Engage项目将在BiOrigal和**陈实验室之间架起一座桥梁，以实现上述目标。这一研究结果将对进一步改良BiOrigic地区的萝卜菜品种具有一定的参考价值，并对加拿大的农业生产具有一定的参考价值。这些研究将支持一位高**资质的博士后研究员。

Borage, also known as 'the Bee Plant,' is emerging as a commercial oilseed crop in Canada. Borage seed oil**contains 20-25% of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and is the highest known plant-based source of GLA. GLA**has many health benefits and has been widely used as a general health supplement. With conventional breeding**methods, Bioriginal Food & Science Corporation (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Bioriginal thereafter) has**developed high quality borage cultivars and is now in the process of further improving them. For rapid and**targeted breeding, Bioriginal is interested in establishing a high-throughput and non-destructive method for**lipid analysis and use it to analyze borage cultivars. As a Canada Research Chair in Plant Lipid Biotechnology,**Dr. Chen at the University of Alberta has rich experience in plant lipid analysis and his lab is well established**for lipid analysis and oilseed biotechnology. This Engage project will bridge relations between Bioriginal and**the Chen laboratory to achieve the above goals. The results will be valuable for further improving the borage**cultivars in Bioriginal and beneficial to Canada's agricultural industry. The studies will support a highly**qualified postdoctoral fellow.