Isolation and characterization of a Δ5-desaturase from Oblongichytrium sp.

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2224-2227

  Kumon, Yasuyuki ^a   Kamisaka, Yasushi ^a   Tomita, Nao ^a   Kimura, Kazuyoshi ^a   Uemura, Hiroshi ^a   Yokochi, Toshihiro ^a   Yokoyama, Rinka ^b   Honda, Daiske ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 desaturase; Labyrinthulomycetes; Oblongichytrium; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Thraustochytrid

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CLONING; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

DESATURASE; LABYRINTHULOMYCETES; OBLONGICHYTRIUM; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; THRAUSTOCHYTRID;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

LABYRINTHULIDA; THRAUSTOCHYTRIIDAE;

FATTY ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTERIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 50649121447     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80235     Document Type: Article

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