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Oxidative stability of the CPO was studied by following carotene degradation over time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the present study, a wild Oil Palm tree (C59) from Cameroon was identified that lacks \u03b1-tocopherol and \u03b1-tocotrienol and instead accumulates the respective \u03b3 forms, suggesting that the activity of \u03b3-tocopherol methyltransferase (VTE4) was affected. Sequencing of the <jats:italic>VTE4<\/jats:italic> locus in the genome of plant C59 identified a G\/C polymorphism that causes the exchange of a highly conserved tryptophan at position 290 with serine. The W290S exchange renders the VTE4 enzyme inactive, as shown after expression in <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Arabidopsis thaliana<\/jats:italic>. The oxidative stability of carotenes in the mesocarp of the wild palm C59 was enhanced compared with control accessions. 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