Identification of mutation sites on Δ12 desaturase genes from Mortierella alpina 1S-4 mutants

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-101

  Sakuradani, Eiji ^a   Abe, Takahiro ^a   Matsumura, Kenji ^a   Tomi, Akiko ^a   Shimizu, Sakayu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

12 desaturase; Mead acid; Mortierella alpine; Mutant; Polyunsaturated fatty acid

Indexed keywords

DESATURASE-DEFECTIVE MUTANTS; MEAD ACID; MORTIERELLA ALPINA; MORTIERELLA ALPINA 1S-4; MORTIERELLA ALPINE; MUTANT; MUTATION SITES; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

FATTY ACIDS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; MORTIERELLA; MUTATION;

MORTIERELLA; MORTIERELLA ALPINA;

EID: 60949091716     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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