Cloning and molecular characterization of Δ12-fatty acid desaturase gene from Mortierella isabellina

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 3373-3379

  Li, Ming Chun ^a   Li, Hang ^a   Wei, Dong Sheng ^a   Xing, Lai Jun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

In vitro expression; Mortierella isabellina; 12 fatty acid desaturase

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DELTA12 ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; FUNGAL RNA; GALACTOSE; LINOLEIC ACID; LITHIUM ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; OLEIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORTIERELLA; MORTIERELLA ISABELLINA; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 33745299710     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i21.3373     Document Type: Article

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