Biosynthesis of very long-chain fatty acids (C>24) in Atlantic salmon: Cloning, functional characterisation, and tissue distribution of an Elovl4 elongase

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-129

  Carmona Antoñanzas, Greta ^a   Monroig, Óscar ^a   Dick, James R ^a   Davie, Andrew ^a   Tocher, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Atlantic salmon; Elovl4 like elongase; Fatty acid biosynthesis; Very long chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ELOVL PROTEIN; ELOVL4 PROTEIN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; EYE; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; YEAST;

MAMMALIA; SALMO SALAR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79953329052     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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