Fig. 6 in Fatty acid isoprenoid alcohol ester synthesis in fruits of the African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis)

Fig. 6. Incorporation of exogenous isoprenoid alcohols into fatty acid alcohol esters in mesocarp of African Oil Palm fruits. Mesocarp slices were incubated in buffer containing phytol or geranylgeraniol, and the wax ester fraction was isolated by solid phase extraction. FAPEs and FAGGEs were quantified by QTOF MS/MS analysis. Enzyme activities were inactivated by heat in control slices. (a) FAPE composition in mesocarp after phytol feeding compared to heatinactivated control. (b) FAGGE composition in mesocarp after geranylgeraniol feeding compared to heat-inactivated control. Data are mean and SD, n = 3. Values significantly different from the heat inactivated control; *P <0.05; **P