Molecular analysis of Δ6 desaturase and Δ6 elongase from Conidiobolus obscurus in the biosynthesis of eicosatetraenoic acid, a ω3 fatty acid with nutraceutical potentials

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 591-601

  Tan, Li ^a   Meesapyodsuk, Dauenpen ^a   Qiu, Xiao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 desaturase; 6 elongase; Conidiobolus obscurus; Eicosatetraenoic acid; VLCPUFAs

Indexed keywords

CONIDIOBOLUS OBSCURUS; DESATURASE; EICOSATETRAENOIC ACID; ELONGASE; VLCPUFAS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; YEAST;

FATTY ACIDS;

12 HYDROXYICOSATETRAENOIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DELTA 6 ELONGASE; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; FUNGAL ENZYME; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; NUTRACEUTICAL; STEARIDONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACYLTRANSFERASE; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID ELONGASES; FUNGAL PROTEIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

APHID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; CONIDIOBOLUS; CONIDIOBOLUS OBSCURUS; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLAVICEPS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

APHIDIDAE; CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; CONIDIOBOLUS OBSCURUS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CLAVICEPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONIDIOBOLUS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LINOLEOYL-COA DESATURASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79954824377     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-3060-y     Document Type: Article

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