The production of very-long-chain PUFA biosynthesis in transgenic plants: Towards a sustainable source of fish oils

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-393

  Napier, Johnathan A ^a   Sayanova, Olga ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desaturase; Elongase; PUFA; Sustainability; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUTRITION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FISH OILS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 23844535824     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2005447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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