Identification of mutation sites on δ5 desaturase genes from Mortierella alpina 1S-4 mutants

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-299

  Abe, Takahiro ^a   Sakuradani, Eiji ^a   Ueda, Takuji ^a   Shimizu, Sakayu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dihomo linolenic acid; Mortierella alpina; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; 5 desaturase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS;

DESATURASE ACTIVITY; DESATURASE-DEFECTIVE MUTANTS; MUTATION SITES;

GENES;

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; AMINO ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DELTA5 DESATURASE; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; DNA; FATTY ACID; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE MUTATION; MORTIERELLA ALPINA; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

MORTIERELLA ALPINA;

EID: 17644409676     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.99.296     Document Type: Article

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