Biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine fish: Characterization of an Elovl4-like elongase from cobia Rachycentron canadum and activation of the pathway during early life stages

Aquaculture

Volumn 312, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 145-153

  Monroig, Oscar ^a   Webb, Ken ^b   Ibarra Castro, Leonardo ^b   Holt, G Joan ^b   Tocher, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobia; Early development; Elovl4 like elongase; Elovl5 like elongase; Fatty acyl desaturase; LC PUFA biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE CYCLE; LIPID; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

MAMMALIA; RACHYCENTRON CANADUM; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79651474703     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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