Analysis of docosahexaenoic acid biosynthesis in Crypthecodinium cohnii by 13C labelling and desaturase inhibitor experiments

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-29

  De Swaaf, Martin E ^a   De Rijk, Theo C ^a   Van Der Meer, Pieter ^a   Eggink, Gerrit ^a   Sijtsma, Lolke ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Crypthecodinium cohnii; Docosahexaenoic acid; Inhibitors; Mortierella alpina; Precursors

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS;

POLYUNSATURATED ACIDS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; DESATURASE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ENZYME; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GALLIC ACID PROPYL ESTER; NORFLURAZON; OLEIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTHECODINIUM COHNII; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MORTIERELLA ALPINA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRYPTHECODINIUM; CRYPTHECODINIUM COHNII; FUNGI; MORTIERELLA; MORTIERELLA ALPINA;

EID: 0038061449     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00070-1     Document Type: Article

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