Identification and functional characterization of the delta 6-fatty acid desaturase gene from Thamnidium elegans

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-117

  Wang, Depei ^a   Li, Mingchun ^a   Wei, Dongsheng ^a   Cai, Yi ^a   Zhang, Yinghui ^a   Xing, Laijun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Delta 6 fatty acid desaturase gene; Pichia pastoris; Thamnidium elegans

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUCORALES; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; LINOLEOYL-COA DESATURASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUCORALES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE;

FUNGI; PICHIA PASTORIS; THAMNIDIUM ELEGANS;

EID: 33846609696     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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