De novo arachidonic acid synthesis in Perkinsus marinus, a protozoan parasite of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-190

  Chu, Fu Lin E ^a   Lund, Eric ^a   Soudant, Philippe ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oyster; Fatty acid synthesis; Lipids; Parasitic protozoan; Perkinsus marinus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; PALMITIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; OSTREIDAE; PALMITIC ACID; PROTOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036152908     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00413-3     Document Type: Article

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