METHODS FOR PRODUCING LIPIDS

The present invention relates to methods of producing lipids. In particular， the present invention relates to methods of increasing the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content in a transgenic organism or part thereof. In one particular embodiment， the present invention relates to the use of an acyltransferase， for example， a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase (MGAT) to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content in plants， plant seed and/or leaves， algae and fungi. The present invention relates to methods of producing lipids. In particular， the present invention relates to methods of increasing the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content in a transgenic organism or part thereof. In one particular embodiment， the present invention relates to the use of an acyltransferase， for example， a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase (MGAT) to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content in plants， plant seed and/or leaves， algae and fungi.