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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (5): 123-131.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20140516

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Synthesis of Olive Oil during Olive Development and Ripening

Cheng Zizhang1, He Jingshu2, Zhan Mingming1, Huang Qianming1, Su Guangcan3, Hu wei3, Chen Huaping1   

  1. 1. College of Life and Science, Sichuan Agricultural University Ya'an 625014;
    2. College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu 611130;
    3. Sichuan Liangshan New Technology Development Co., Ltd Xichang 615000
  • Received:2012-12-07 Revised:2014-03-11 Online:2014-05-25 Published:2014-06-06
  • Contact: 陈华萍

Abstract:

Olive(Olea europaea), one of the most famous economic woody species, is cultivated for its oil and fruit, and its fruits have great nutritional and economic value with high monounsaturated fatty acids content and well-balanced composition of fatty acids which is very similar to breast milk and can be easily absorbed by body. This review summarized the pathways of oil synthesis that takes place throughout olive fruit development and discussed the reasons of its unique fatty acids composition. The knowledge would help culturists to determine the optimal harvest time and establish better production practices, and provide the bases for genetic manipulation aimed at oriented transformation of olive from biochemical and nutritional points of view.

Key words: olive, olive oil, lipid, triacylglycerol, oil synthase

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