Umidjon Iskandarov

A thraustochytrid diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 with broad substrate specificity strongly increases oleic acid content in engineered Arabidopsis thaliana seeds

Chunyu Zhang, Umidjon Iskandarov, Elliott T. Klotz et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2013 · 97 citations · Full text

Plant Physiology, Engineering, Genetics +17

Cloning and characterization of a GPAT-like gene from the microalga Lobosphaera incisa (Trebouxiophyceae): overexpression in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii enhances TAG production

Umidjon Iskandarov, Siarhei Sitnik, Nastassia Shtaida et al. · Journal of Applied Phycology · 2015 · 88 citations

Biology, Biosynthesis, Microalga Lobosphaera Incisa +8

A Specialized Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Contributes to the Extreme Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Content of <i>Cuphea</i> Seed Oil

Umidjon Iskandarov, Jillian E. Silva, Hae Jin Kim et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 2017 · 55 citations · Full text

Food Chemistry, Biology, Lipid Analysis +15

Identification and Characterization of Δ12, Δ6, and Δ5 Desaturases from the Green Microalga <i>Parietochloris incisa</i>

Umidjon Iskandarov, Inna Khozin‐Goldberg, Z. Cohen · Lipids · 2010 · 47 citations

P. Incisa, Biosynthesis, Algal Biomass +18

Structurally divergent lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases with high selectivity for saturated medium chain fatty acids from <i>Cuphea</i> seeds

Hae Jin Kim, Jillian E. Silva, Umidjon Iskandarov et al. · The Plant Journal · 2015 · 44 citations · Full text

Lipid Analysis, Bioorganic Chemistry, Engineering +16